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World: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 25 February – 3 March 2015http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-emergency-overview-snapshot-25-february-3-march-2015
<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Afghanistan:</strong> Heavy snowfall has caused avalanches in northern, central and eastern Afghanistan; 280 people have died. Panshir province is most affected. Communication lines have been disrupted in places, power supplies to Kabul have been cut. Priority needs are for NFIs and emergency shelter; access to isolated areas is difficult.</p>
<p><strong>Philippines:</strong> 10,000 more people have been displaced in the past week, as fighting between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters continues in Pikit, Maguindanao, and Pagalungan, Cotabato. At least 34,000 have been displaced in total. The latest assessment indicates high security concerns as well as protection, shelter, WASH and health assistance needs.</p>
</div>http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-emergency-overview-snapshot-25-february-3-march-2015Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:27:52 +0000ReliefWeb UpdatesWorld: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 25 February – 3 March 2015<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Afghanistan:</strong> Heavy snowfall has caused avalanches in northern, central and eastern Afghanistan; 280 people have died. Panshir province is most affected. Communication lines have been disrupted in places, power supplies to Kabul have been cut. Priority needs are for NFIs and emergency shelter; access to isolated areas is difficult.</p>
<p><strong>Philippines:</strong> 10,000 more people have been displaced in the past week, as fighting between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters continues in Pikit, Maguindanao, and Pagalungan, Cotabato. At least 34,000 have been displaced in total. The latest assessment indicates high security concerns as well as protection, shelter, WASH and health assistance needs.</p>
</div>Assessment Capacities ProjectAfghanistanBolivia (Plurinational State of)BurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicChadColombiaDemocratic People's Republic of KoreaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiEritreaEthiopiaGambiaGuatemalaGuineaHaitiHondurasIndiaIraqJordanKenyaLebanonLiberiaLibyaMalawiMaliMyanmarNicaraguaNigerNigeriaoccupied Palestinian territoryPakistanPhilippinesSenegalSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSyrian Arab RepublicUgandaUkraineWorldYemenafgbolbdicmrcaftcdcolprkcoddjieriethgmbgtmginhtihndindirqjorkenlbnlbrlbymwimlimmrnicnerngapsepakphlsenslesomssdlkasdnsyrugaukrwldyem-EP-2013-000162-NGAEP-2014-000041-GINEP-2013-000064-KENEP-2014-000093-SOMFL-2014-000123-SSDEP-2014-000170-SSDEP-2014-000100-CMROT-2011-000205-NERFL-2014-000152-ETHDR-2014-000131-KENFL-2015-000006-MWIEP-2014-000151-NERCW-2015-000002-LBNFL-2014-000122-PAKEP-2014-000165-PAKDR-2014-000035-PAKFL-2014-000089-INDTC-2013-000139-PHLTC-2014-000160-PHLTC-2015-000005-PHLTC-2014-000169-PHLFL-2014-000162-LKADR-2014-000120-LKAEP-2010-000210-HTIDR-2014-000132-HNDFL-2014-000163-COLFL-2015-000008-BOLDR-2014-000147-BOLCold WaveDroughtEpidemicFlash FloodFloodLand SlideOtherStorm SurgeTropical CycloneWorld: Emergencies updates: 6 to 26 February 2015http://reliefweb.int/report/world/emergencies-updates-6-26-february-2015
<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Oxfam</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Guinea, India, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Peru, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Syria crisis</strong></p>
<p>As the crisis nears its 4th anniversary in March, more than half the Syrian population is in need of humanitarian assistance. More than 200,000 people have been killed in the conflict and millions of people have been displaced internally or fled across the border as refugees. The crisis is however getting less global interest as it entered a chronic phase, and we’re doing our best to put it back onto the agenda of decision-makers to ensure there won’t be a fifth anniversary - more communications on this soon. We continue to deliver lifesaving assistance to crisis-affected people in the region, and have reached nearly half a million refugees in Jordan and Lebanon, and at least one million people inside Syria during 2014.<br>
In Syria we continue to work in Damascus city and four other areas near the capital, to keep clean water flowing for hundreds of thousands of people. In Aleppo we are helping the local authorities keep 5 generators going at a plant which supplies about 3 million people. To date our work has been fully focused on large-scale water infrastructure projects, but recent negotiations with the Ministry of Social Affairs could mean we broaden out into public health promotion, which will mean being able to get out and talk to communities. </p>
<p>In Jordan in the Za’atari camp we are about to begin a program of connecting individual households to the water network which will give the entire population of the camp (about 85,000 people) their own connection. Designs are being finalized during February, and in April work will begin on what could be the only household level water network ever built in a refugee camp. If you want to have an idea of Oxfam’s work and what life is like in this huge camp-city have a look at this picture-blog from Za’atari. (Photo1: Za&#39;atari refugee camp from atop one of Oxfam&#39;s water tanks, Oxfam February 2015. Photo 2: Oxfam 95 cubic meters of water can support a water system,<br>
Za&#39;atari refugee camp, Jordan. Oxfam. February 2015).</p>
</div>http://reliefweb.int/report/world/emergencies-updates-6-26-february-2015Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:25:46 +0000ReliefWeb UpdatesWorld: Emergencies updates: 6 to 26 February 2015<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Oxfam</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Guinea, India, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Peru, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Syria crisis</strong></p>
<p>As the crisis nears its 4th anniversary in March, more than half the Syrian population is in need of humanitarian assistance. More than 200,000 people have been killed in the conflict and millions of people have been displaced internally or fled across the border as refugees. The crisis is however getting less global interest as it entered a chronic phase, and we’re doing our best to put it back onto the agenda of decision-makers to ensure there won’t be a fifth anniversary - more communications on this soon. We continue to deliver lifesaving assistance to crisis-affected people in the region, and have reached nearly half a million refugees in Jordan and Lebanon, and at least one million people inside Syria during 2014.<br>
In Syria we continue to work in Damascus city and four other areas near the capital, to keep clean water flowing for hundreds of thousands of people. In Aleppo we are helping the local authorities keep 5 generators going at a plant which supplies about 3 million people. To date our work has been fully focused on large-scale water infrastructure projects, but recent negotiations with the Ministry of Social Affairs could mean we broaden out into public health promotion, which will mean being able to get out and talk to communities. </p>
<p>In Jordan in the Za’atari camp we are about to begin a program of connecting individual households to the water network which will give the entire population of the camp (about 85,000 people) their own connection. Designs are being finalized during February, and in April work will begin on what could be the only household level water network ever built in a refugee camp. If you want to have an idea of Oxfam’s work and what life is like in this huge camp-city have a look at this picture-blog from Za’atari. (Photo1: Za&#39;atari refugee camp from atop one of Oxfam&#39;s water tanks, Oxfam February 2015. Photo 2: Oxfam 95 cubic meters of water can support a water system,<br>
Za&#39;atari refugee camp, Jordan. Oxfam. February 2015).</p>
</div>OxfamBurkina FasoCameroonCentral African RepublicChadGuineaIndiaIraqJordanLebanonLiberiaMalawiMaliMauritaniaMozambiqueNigerNigeriaoccupied Palestinian territoryPeruSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSyrian Arab RepublicUkraineWorldYemenbfacmrcaftcdginindirqjorlbnlbrmwimlimrtmoznerngapseperslesomssdlkasdnsyrukrwldyemEP-2014-000041-GINFL-2015-000008-BOLCW-2015-000002-LBNFL-2014-000089-INDOT-2011-000205-NERFL-2015-000006-MWICold WaveDroughtEpidemicFlash FloodFloodLand SlideOtherWorld: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 18–24 February 2015http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-emergency-overview-snapshot-18-24-february-2015
<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Snapshot 18-24 February 2015</strong></p>
<p><strong>Myanmar:</strong> 90,000 people are now reported to have been displaced by continuing violence between government troops and multiple armed groups in Kokang, Shan state. Aid organisations have been subject to attack – seven people were wounded in two separate incidents. </p>
<p><strong>Kenya:</strong> The number of cholera cases has risen in the past week to 644, from 186. The outbreak was declared in Homa Bay, Migori, and Nairobi counties on 13 February. 17 people have died, most in Migori, and there are fears that the outbreak will spread due to the lack of safe drinking water.</p>
<p><strong>Nigeria:</strong> 564 cholera cases have been reported in Nigeria since January, with a fatality of rate of 8.3%. There has been a resurgence of cases in Kano and Kaduna states. In Borno state, the Nigerian military claims to have taken back Baga, Monguno, and ten other communities from Boko Haram.</p>
<p>Updated: 24/02/2015. Next update: 03/03/2015</p>
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</div>http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-emergency-overview-snapshot-18-24-february-2015Tue, 24 Feb 2015 15:26:49 +0000ReliefWeb UpdatesWorld: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 18–24 February 2015<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Snapshot 18-24 February 2015</strong></p>
<p><strong>Myanmar:</strong> 90,000 people are now reported to have been displaced by continuing violence between government troops and multiple armed groups in Kokang, Shan state. Aid organisations have been subject to attack – seven people were wounded in two separate incidents. </p>
<p><strong>Kenya:</strong> The number of cholera cases has risen in the past week to 644, from 186. The outbreak was declared in Homa Bay, Migori, and Nairobi counties on 13 February. 17 people have died, most in Migori, and there are fears that the outbreak will spread due to the lack of safe drinking water.</p>
<p><strong>Nigeria:</strong> 564 cholera cases have been reported in Nigeria since January, with a fatality of rate of 8.3%. There has been a resurgence of cases in Kano and Kaduna states. In Borno state, the Nigerian military claims to have taken back Baga, Monguno, and ten other communities from Boko Haram.</p>
<p>Updated: 24/02/2015. Next update: 03/03/2015</p>
<p><a href="http://geo.acaps.org/#geomap-tab">Global Emergency Overview Web Interface</a> <img src=http://geo.acaps.org/assets/acaps_brand-bd18472e6f5e77d69d3a7e8864e9767e.png></p>
</div>Assessment Capacities ProjectAfghanistanBolivia (Plurinational State of)BurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicChadColombiaDemocratic People's Republic of KoreaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiEritreaEthiopiaGambiaGuatemalaGuineaHaitiHondurasIndiaIraqJordanKenyaLebanonLiberiaLibyaMalawiMaliMauritaniaMyanmarNicaraguaNigerNigeriaoccupied Palestinian territoryPakistanPhilippinesSenegalSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSyrian Arab RepublicUgandaUkraineWorldYemenafgbolbdicmrcaftcdcolprkcoddjieriethgmbgtmginhtihndindirqjorkenlbnlbrlbymwimlimrtmmrnicnerngapsepakphlsenslesomssdlkasdnsyrugaukrwldyem-EP-2013-000162-NGAEP-2014-000041-GINEP-2013-000064-KENEP-2014-000093-SOMFL-2014-000123-SSDEP-2014-000170-SSDEP-2014-000100-CMROT-2011-000205-NERFL-2014-000152-ETHDR-2014-000131-KENFL-2015-000006-MWIEP-2014-000151-NERCW-2015-000002-LBNFL-2014-000122-PAKEP-2014-000165-PAKDR-2014-000035-PAKFL-2014-000089-INDTC-2013-000139-PHLTC-2014-000160-PHLTC-2015-000005-PHLTC-2014-000169-PHLFL-2014-000162-LKADR-2014-000120-LKAEP-2010-000210-HTIDR-2014-000132-HNDFL-2014-000163-COLFL-2015-000008-BOLDR-2014-000147-BOLCold WaveDroughtEpidemicFlash FloodFloodLand SlideOtherStorm SurgeTropical CycloneWorld: Emergencies Updates: 13 January to 5 February 2015http://reliefweb.int/report/world/emergencies-updates-13-january-5-february-2015
<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Oxfam</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>These updates cover emergencies Oxfam is currently responding to around the world, although please note they don’t intend to be comprehensive.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Syria Crisis</strong></p>
<p>Restrictions on Syrians to enter Jordan continue and some municipalities in Lebanon have given the Syrian refugees a warning to clear some towns and villages. This decision was made by the Ministry of Interior that is trying to ease tensions between Lebanese host communities and the Syrian refugees. The recent border restrictions on Syrians entering Lebanon are having a big impact – not just on new arrivals but on families whose members move back and forth across the border. Oxfam’s Protection Team provides a vital service to refugees, running sessions on where to find useful information, helping to form community groups, influencing the itinerary of mobile clinics, and referring sick people to medical facilities (because Syrians cannot refer themselves). They also help parents register the birth of their children, without which the child will technically ‘not exist’ and therefore be unable to ever move around or access medical or educational services. Over the past year our teams have provided help to about 1,600,000 people in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.</p>
<p>More widely, the 5th anniversary of the start of the Syria conflict is coming up in February. We are working to use that event to bring the world’s attention back to this emergency – now said to be the biggest displacement of people since WW2. The conflict shows no sign of abatement, and recent peace talks in Moscow gave no concrete outcome. Our Campaigns team is also updating the fair share analysis that Oxfam published in September 2014, which looked at the failure of international governments to adequately fund and support the regional refugee response. (Photo 1: Strong winds and heavy rains destroyed the tent that was the only shelter for this boy and his family consisting of 12 individuals, in a coastal area in North Lebanon.</p>
</div>http://reliefweb.int/report/world/emergencies-updates-13-january-5-february-2015Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:23:45 +0000ReliefWeb UpdatesWorld: Emergencies Updates: 13 January to 5 February 2015<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Oxfam</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>These updates cover emergencies Oxfam is currently responding to around the world, although please note they don’t intend to be comprehensive.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Syria Crisis</strong></p>
<p>Restrictions on Syrians to enter Jordan continue and some municipalities in Lebanon have given the Syrian refugees a warning to clear some towns and villages. This decision was made by the Ministry of Interior that is trying to ease tensions between Lebanese host communities and the Syrian refugees. The recent border restrictions on Syrians entering Lebanon are having a big impact – not just on new arrivals but on families whose members move back and forth across the border. Oxfam’s Protection Team provides a vital service to refugees, running sessions on where to find useful information, helping to form community groups, influencing the itinerary of mobile clinics, and referring sick people to medical facilities (because Syrians cannot refer themselves). They also help parents register the birth of their children, without which the child will technically ‘not exist’ and therefore be unable to ever move around or access medical or educational services. Over the past year our teams have provided help to about 1,600,000 people in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.</p>
<p>More widely, the 5th anniversary of the start of the Syria conflict is coming up in February. We are working to use that event to bring the world’s attention back to this emergency – now said to be the biggest displacement of people since WW2. The conflict shows no sign of abatement, and recent peace talks in Moscow gave no concrete outcome. Our Campaigns team is also updating the fair share analysis that Oxfam published in September 2014, which looked at the failure of international governments to adequately fund and support the regional refugee response. (Photo 1: Strong winds and heavy rains destroyed the tent that was the only shelter for this boy and his family consisting of 12 individuals, in a coastal area in North Lebanon.</p>
</div>OxfamBolivia (Plurinational State of)Central African RepublicChadGambiaGuineaGuinea-BissauIndiaLebanonLiberiaMalawiMaliMozambiqueNigeriaoccupied Palestinian territorySenegalSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth SudanSudanSyrian Arab RepublicUkraineWorldYemenbolcaftcdgmbgingnbindlbnlbrmwimlimozngapsesenslesomssdsdnsyrukrwldyemEP-2014-000041-GINFL-2015-000008-BOLOT-2011-000205-NERCW-2015-000002-LBNFL-2015-000006-MWIFL-2014-000089-INDCold WaveDroughtEpidemicFlash FloodFloodLand SlideOtherWorld: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 11–17 February 2015http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-emergency-overview-snapshot-11-17-february-2015
<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Snapshot 11–17 February 2015</strong> </p>
<p><strong>Myanmar:</strong> Fighting between the Myanmar army and the MNDAA, an insurgent group in the Kokang area of Shan state, displaced tens of thousands of people. Some fled into central Myanmar, while between 30,000 and 50,000 are thought to have crossed into Nansan, Yunnan province, China.</p>
<p><strong>Afghanistan:</strong> 32,000 undocumented Afghans have spontaneously returned from Pakistan, after security incidents in the country have led to a military crackdown; another 2,000 people have been deported to Afghanistan. This is 130% more people than returned in all of 2014.</p>
<p><strong>DRC:</strong> 1,170 cases of cholera have been recorded in Katanga province so far in 2015, with 24 deaths.</p>
<p><a href="http://geo.acaps.org/#geomap-tab">Global Emergency Overview Web Interface</a> <img src=http://geo.acaps.org/assets/acaps_brand-bd18472e6f5e77d69d3a7e8864e9767e.png></p>
</div>http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-emergency-overview-snapshot-11-17-february-2015Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:41:04 +0000ReliefWeb UpdatesWorld: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 11–17 February 2015<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Snapshot 11–17 February 2015</strong> </p>
<p><strong>Myanmar:</strong> Fighting between the Myanmar army and the MNDAA, an insurgent group in the Kokang area of Shan state, displaced tens of thousands of people. Some fled into central Myanmar, while between 30,000 and 50,000 are thought to have crossed into Nansan, Yunnan province, China.</p>
<p><strong>Afghanistan:</strong> 32,000 undocumented Afghans have spontaneously returned from Pakistan, after security incidents in the country have led to a military crackdown; another 2,000 people have been deported to Afghanistan. This is 130% more people than returned in all of 2014.</p>
<p><strong>DRC:</strong> 1,170 cases of cholera have been recorded in Katanga province so far in 2015, with 24 deaths.</p>
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</div>Assessment Capacities ProjectAfghanistanBolivia (Plurinational State of)BurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicChadChinaColombiaDemocratic People's Republic of KoreaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiEgyptEritreaEthiopiaGambiaGuatemalaGuineaHaitiHondurasIndiaIraqJordanKenyaLebanonLiberiaLibyaMalawiMaliMauritaniaMyanmarNamibiaNicaraguaNigerNigeriaoccupied Palestinian territoryPakistanPhilippinesSenegalSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSyrian Arab RepublicUgandaUkraineWorldYemenafgbolbdicmrcaftcdchncolprkcoddjiegyeriethgmbgtmginhtihndindirqjorkenlbnlbrlbymwimlimrtmmrnamnicnerngapsepakphlsenslesomssdlkasdnsyrugaukrwldyem-OT-2011-000205-NEREP-2014-000041-GINFL-2014-000150-SOMFL-2014-000123-SSDEP-2014-000100-CMRFL-2014-000152-ETHEP-2013-000064-KENDR-2014-000131-KENFL-2015-000006-MWICW-2015-000002-LBNFL-2014-000122-PAKDR-2014-000035-PAKEP-2014-000165-PAKFL-2014-000089-INDTC-2013-000139-PHLTC-2015-000005-PHLTC-2014-000169-PHLTC-2014-000160-PHLDR-2014-000120-LKAFL-2014-000162-LKAEP-2010-000210-HTIFL-2014-000155-HTIDR-2014-000132-HNDEP-2014-000093-SOMEP-2014-000170-SSDEP-2013-000162-NGAFL-2015-000008-BOLCold WaveDroughtEpidemicFlash FloodFloodLand SlideOtherStorm SurgeTropical CycloneWorld: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 4-10 February 2015http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-emergency-overview-snapshot-4-10-february-2015
<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Snapshot 4–10 February 2015</strong></p>
<p><strong>Guinea:</strong> An increase in Ebola case numbers has been reported for the second consecutive week. Resistance to the response remains high in Forecariah, worst affected by the outbreak; though ten prefectures have reported at least one incident of resistance. Clashes between armed forces and the community were reported in Matoto, Conakry.</p>
<p><strong>Niger and Cameroon:</strong> The past week has seen a further deterioration in the crisis related to Boko Haram, as the Nigeria-based group carried out its first attacks in Niger – in Diffa region, where most refugees are living – as well as further attacks in the Far North region of Cameroon.</p>
<p>Updated: 10/02/2015. Next update: 17/02/2015</p>
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</div>http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-emergency-overview-snapshot-4-10-february-2015Tue, 10 Feb 2015 15:41:04 +0000ReliefWeb UpdatesWorld: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 4-10 February 2015<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Snapshot 4–10 February 2015</strong></p>
<p><strong>Guinea:</strong> An increase in Ebola case numbers has been reported for the second consecutive week. Resistance to the response remains high in Forecariah, worst affected by the outbreak; though ten prefectures have reported at least one incident of resistance. Clashes between armed forces and the community were reported in Matoto, Conakry.</p>
<p><strong>Niger and Cameroon:</strong> The past week has seen a further deterioration in the crisis related to Boko Haram, as the Nigeria-based group carried out its first attacks in Niger – in Diffa region, where most refugees are living – as well as further attacks in the Far North region of Cameroon.</p>
<p>Updated: 10/02/2015. Next update: 17/02/2015</p>
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</div>Assessment Capacities ProjectAfghanistanBolivia (Plurinational State of)BurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicChadColombiaDemocratic People's Republic of KoreaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiEritreaEthiopiaGambiaGuatemalaGuineaHaitiHondurasIndiaIraqJordanKenyaLebanonLiberiaLibyaMalawiMaliMauritaniaMyanmarNamibiaNicaraguaNigerNigeriaoccupied Palestinian territoryPakistanPhilippinesSenegalSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSyrian Arab RepublicUgandaWorldYemenafgbolbdicmrcaftcdcolprkcoddjieriethgmbgtmginhtihndindirqjorkenlbnlbrlbymwimlimrtmmrnamnicnerngapsepakphlsenslesomssdlkasdnsyrugawldyem-OT-2011-000205-NEREP-2014-000041-GINFL-2014-000150-SOMEP-2014-000093-SOMFL-2014-000123-SSDEP-2014-000170-SSDEP-2014-000100-CMRFL-2014-000152-ETHEP-2013-000064-KENDR-2014-000131-KENFL-2015-000006-MWICW-2015-000002-LBNFL-2014-000122-PAKDR-2014-000035-PAKEP-2014-000165-PAKFL-2014-000089-INDTC-2013-000139-PHLTC-2015-000005-PHLTC-2014-000169-PHLTC-2014-000160-PHLDR-2014-000120-LKAFL-2014-000162-LKAEP-2010-000210-HTIFL-2014-000155-HTIDR-2014-000132-HNDFL-2015-000008-BOLCold WaveDroughtEpidemicFlash FloodFloodLand SlideOtherStorm SurgeTropical CycloneWorld: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 28 January – 3 February 2015http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-emergency-overview-snapshot-28-january-3-february-2015
<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Snapshot 28 January – 3 February 2015</strong></p>
<p><strong>DRC:</strong> 30,000 refugees have fled CAR for Equateur province since December. In North Kivu, 18,000 new IDPs need humanitarian assistance; another 21,000 are in need in South Kivu. Nationwide, food security is worsening: over one-third of territories are in Crisis or Emergency phases.</p>
<p><strong>South Sudan:</strong> The number of Sudanese refugees arriving in Yida is more than double that of the same time last year, and 15,000 could arrive by June. In Unity state, 9,000 new IDPs registered in Bentiu Protection of Civilians site in less than a week due to renewed clashes.</p>
<p><strong>Sudan:</strong> Attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in North Darfur and fighting between government and opposition forces in Jebel Marra has resulted in up to 92,000 newly displaced. Further heavy bombing has since been reported in Jebel Marra.</p>
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</div>http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-emergency-overview-snapshot-28-january-3-february-2015Tue, 03 Feb 2015 14:20:54 +0000ReliefWeb UpdatesWorld: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 28 January – 3 February 2015<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Snapshot 28 January – 3 February 2015</strong></p>
<p><strong>DRC:</strong> 30,000 refugees have fled CAR for Equateur province since December. In North Kivu, 18,000 new IDPs need humanitarian assistance; another 21,000 are in need in South Kivu. Nationwide, food security is worsening: over one-third of territories are in Crisis or Emergency phases.</p>
<p><strong>South Sudan:</strong> The number of Sudanese refugees arriving in Yida is more than double that of the same time last year, and 15,000 could arrive by June. In Unity state, 9,000 new IDPs registered in Bentiu Protection of Civilians site in less than a week due to renewed clashes.</p>
<p><strong>Sudan:</strong> Attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in North Darfur and fighting between government and opposition forces in Jebel Marra has resulted in up to 92,000 newly displaced. Further heavy bombing has since been reported in Jebel Marra.</p>
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</div>Assessment Capacities ProjectAfghanistanBurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicChadColombiaDemocratic People's Republic of KoreaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiEritreaEthiopiaGambiaGuatemalaGuineaHaitiHondurasIndiaIraqJordanKenyaLebanonLiberiaLibyaMalawiMaliMauritaniaMyanmarNamibiaNicaraguaNigerNigeriaoccupied Palestinian territoryPakistanPhilippinesSenegalSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSyrian Arab RepublicUgandaUkraineWorldYemenafgbdicmrcaftcdcolprkcoddjieriethgmbgtmginhtihndindirqjorkenlbnlbrlbymwimlimrtmmrnamnicnerngapsepakphlsenslesomssdlkasdnsyrugaukrwldyem-EP-2014-000041-GINEP-2013-000162-NGAFL-2014-000150-SOMEP-2013-000064-KENEP-2014-000093-SOMFL-2014-000123-SSDFL-2014-000098-SDNEP-2014-000100-CMRFL-2014-000152-ETHFL-2015-000006-MWIOT-2012-000156-MWIOT-2011-000205-NERFL-2014-000122-PAKDR-2014-000035-PAKEP-2014-000165-PAKFL-2014-000089-INDTC-2014-000169-PHLTC-2014-000160-PHLVO-2014-000127-PHLDR-2014-000120-LKAFL-2014-000162-LKAFL-2014-000155-HTIEP-2010-000210-HTIDR-2014-000132-HNDDR-2014-000131-KENFL-2014-000163-COLCW-2015-000002-LBNTC-2013-000139-PHLTC-2015-000005-PHLCold WaveDroughtEpidemicFlash FloodFloodLand SlideOtherStorm SurgeTropical CycloneVolcanoWorld: Crisis Watch N°138, 1 February 2015http://reliefweb.int/report/world/crisis-watch-n-138-1-february-2015
<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: International Crisis Group</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Côte d&#039;Ivoire, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Western Sahara, World, Yemen, Zimbabwe<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p>The year opened with a worsening of the ongoing conflicts in Yemen, Nigeria and Ukraine, each with potentially major regional implications. Violence escalated in Sudan, as well as in Lebanon&#39;s Tripoli and along its southern border with Israel, and a deadly clash between police and militants in the southern Philippines threatened to derail the peace process there. In South Asia, both Bangladesh and Nepal saw political tensions intensify. On a positive note, the Sri Lanka elections resulted in a peaceful transition of power from long-time President Mahinda Rajapaksa to Maithripala Sirisena, despite initial fears of election-related violence.</p>
<p>Yemen’s downward spiral took yet another dramatic turn. President Hadi and the government resigned on 22 January after Huthi rebels consolidated control over Sanaa and put Hadi under virtual house arrest. The entire political process established with the signing of a UN-backed peace and power-sharing agreement in September has been thrown into question, raising the prospect of territorial fragmentation, economic meltdown and widespread violence – as outlined in our Conflict Alert. There is little external actors can do at this point, except possibly Saudi Arabia and Iran, to influence Yemen’s internal political dynamics. The Huthis have set a 4 February deadline for all parties to reach a power-sharing agreement or they will assume control of the state through a “revolutionary leadership”. Yemen again made international headlines for its connection with global terrorism as al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Yemen’s local branch, claimed responsibility for the 7 January Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris.</p>
<p>The significant increase in Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria’s north throughout 2014 was compounded by what may have been the insurgent group’s deadliest attack yet. Reports suggest in early January they killed anywhere between 150 and 2,500 civilians in Borno state. As the February elections loom, there is a danger that ongoing insecurity in the north could worsen potential political violence and undermine the credibility of the polls, as discussed in our recent report on violence and the elections.</p>
<p>The most intense fighting for many months in eastern Ukraine resulted in heavy civilian and military casualties and a significant increase in internally displaced civilians, and further undermined peace talks. It also led to heightened concern in Western capitals that Russia has not abandoned the idea of open military intervention. The stated aim of the separatists is to seize the totality of Donetsk oblast, but there is so far no conclusive change in the balance of military power in the east. The possibility of a resumption of full-fledged hostilities, and the risk of a humanitarian crisis during winter, were discussed in our recent report. Without immediate and forceful international intervention to end the fighting, the current offensive could herald the beginning of a new and very costly military conflict.</p>
<p>As anticipated last month, violence once again increased in Sudan following the collapse of peace talks between the government and rebel groups in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan, as both sides launched major offensives in the disputed areas. (See our new report). In late January, a Hizbollah attack on an Israeli military convoy along Lebanon’s southern border – retaliation for an Israeli airstrike that killed six of its fighters in the Golan Heights – caused fears of an impending all-out confrontation, although both parties said they wanted to avoid a costly escalation. Earlier in January, a deadly suicide attack in Tripoli shook the relative calm that had prevailed in the city for months. In the southern Philippines, 44 police and at least seven civilians were killed in a clash between police and MILF militants, undermining support for last year’s historical peace agreement between the government and the longstanding rebel group at a critical time in its implementation.</p>
<p>In South Asia, the first anniversary of Bangladesh’s disputed January 2014 elections saw dozens killed in clashes between government and opposition groups, and marked the start of a new phase of the political deadlock between the ruling Awami League and opposition Bangladesh National Party. Tensions between Nepal’s political parties worsened when they failed to reach consensus on a draft constitution before a self-imposed 22 January deadline. Sri Lanka’s long-time President Mahinda Rajapaksa surprised many observers when he conceded defeat to opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena in the 8 January presidential election, following a largely peaceful election day. Sirisena has promised reform, including more meaningful devolution of power and accountability. However, international pressure and support will be needed for those promises to be met and the political transition to succeed (as discussed in our recent briefing).</p>
</div>http://reliefweb.int/report/world/crisis-watch-n-138-1-february-2015Tue, 03 Feb 2015 09:42:41 +0000ReliefWeb UpdatesWorld: Crisis Watch N°138, 1 February 2015<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: International Crisis Group</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Côte d&#039;Ivoire, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Western Sahara, World, Yemen, Zimbabwe<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p>The year opened with a worsening of the ongoing conflicts in Yemen, Nigeria and Ukraine, each with potentially major regional implications. Violence escalated in Sudan, as well as in Lebanon&#39;s Tripoli and along its southern border with Israel, and a deadly clash between police and militants in the southern Philippines threatened to derail the peace process there. In South Asia, both Bangladesh and Nepal saw political tensions intensify. On a positive note, the Sri Lanka elections resulted in a peaceful transition of power from long-time President Mahinda Rajapaksa to Maithripala Sirisena, despite initial fears of election-related violence.</p>
<p>Yemen’s downward spiral took yet another dramatic turn. President Hadi and the government resigned on 22 January after Huthi rebels consolidated control over Sanaa and put Hadi under virtual house arrest. The entire political process established with the signing of a UN-backed peace and power-sharing agreement in September has been thrown into question, raising the prospect of territorial fragmentation, economic meltdown and widespread violence – as outlined in our Conflict Alert. There is little external actors can do at this point, except possibly Saudi Arabia and Iran, to influence Yemen’s internal political dynamics. The Huthis have set a 4 February deadline for all parties to reach a power-sharing agreement or they will assume control of the state through a “revolutionary leadership”. Yemen again made international headlines for its connection with global terrorism as al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Yemen’s local branch, claimed responsibility for the 7 January Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris.</p>
<p>The significant increase in Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria’s north throughout 2014 was compounded by what may have been the insurgent group’s deadliest attack yet. Reports suggest in early January they killed anywhere between 150 and 2,500 civilians in Borno state. As the February elections loom, there is a danger that ongoing insecurity in the north could worsen potential political violence and undermine the credibility of the polls, as discussed in our recent report on violence and the elections.</p>
<p>The most intense fighting for many months in eastern Ukraine resulted in heavy civilian and military casualties and a significant increase in internally displaced civilians, and further undermined peace talks. It also led to heightened concern in Western capitals that Russia has not abandoned the idea of open military intervention. The stated aim of the separatists is to seize the totality of Donetsk oblast, but there is so far no conclusive change in the balance of military power in the east. The possibility of a resumption of full-fledged hostilities, and the risk of a humanitarian crisis during winter, were discussed in our recent report. Without immediate and forceful international intervention to end the fighting, the current offensive could herald the beginning of a new and very costly military conflict.</p>
<p>As anticipated last month, violence once again increased in Sudan following the collapse of peace talks between the government and rebel groups in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan, as both sides launched major offensives in the disputed areas. (See our new report). In late January, a Hizbollah attack on an Israeli military convoy along Lebanon’s southern border – retaliation for an Israeli airstrike that killed six of its fighters in the Golan Heights – caused fears of an impending all-out confrontation, although both parties said they wanted to avoid a costly escalation. Earlier in January, a deadly suicide attack in Tripoli shook the relative calm that had prevailed in the city for months. In the southern Philippines, 44 police and at least seven civilians were killed in a clash between police and MILF militants, undermining support for last year’s historical peace agreement between the government and the longstanding rebel group at a critical time in its implementation.</p>
<p>In South Asia, the first anniversary of Bangladesh’s disputed January 2014 elections saw dozens killed in clashes between government and opposition groups, and marked the start of a new phase of the political deadlock between the ruling Awami League and opposition Bangladesh National Party. Tensions between Nepal’s political parties worsened when they failed to reach consensus on a draft constitution before a self-imposed 22 January deadline. Sri Lanka’s long-time President Mahinda Rajapaksa surprised many observers when he conceded defeat to opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena in the 8 January presidential election, following a largely peaceful election day. Sirisena has promised reform, including more meaningful devolution of power and accountability. However, international pressure and support will be needed for those promises to be met and the political transition to succeed (as discussed in our recent briefing).</p>
</div>International Crisis GroupAfghanistanAlgeriaArmeniaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBelarusBosnia and HerzegovinaBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicChadChinaColombiaCôte d'IvoireCyprusDemocratic Republic of the CongoEgyptEthiopiaGambiaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauHaitiIndiaIndonesiaIran (Islamic Republic of)IraqKazakhstanKenyaKyrgyzstanLebanonLibyaMadagascarMaliMauritaniaMexicoMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNepalNigerNigeriaoccupied Palestinian territoryPakistanPhilippinesRussian FederationRwandaSaudi ArabiaSomaliaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSyrian Arab RepublicTajikistanTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUzbekistanVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Western SaharaWorldYemenZimbabweafgdzaarmazebhrbgdblrbihbfabdicmrcaftcdchncolcivcypcodegyethgmbgtmgingnbhtiindidnirnirqkazkenkgzlbnlbymdgmlimrtmexmarmozmmrnplnerngapsepakphlrusrwasausomssdlkasdnsyrtjktunturtkmugaukruzbveneshwldyemzweEP-2014-000041-GINOT-2011-000205-NERDroughtEpidemicOtherWorld: Rapport mondial 2015: Événements de 2014http://reliefweb.int/report/world/rapport-mondial-2015-v-nements-de-2014
<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Human Rights Watch</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Algeria, Bahrain, Central African Republic, China, Côte d&#039;Ivoire, Egypt, Guinea, Haiti, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
<div class="body"><p>(Beyrouth, le 29 janvier 2015) – Les gouvernements commettent une grave erreur lorsqu&#39;ils délaissent les droits humains dans leurs réponses à de graves défis sécuritaires, a déclaré Human Rights Watch aujourd&#39;hui, à l’occasion de la publication de son <a href="http://reliefweb.int/node/824811">Rapport mondial 2015</a>.</p>
<p>Cette 25e édition annuelle du Rapport mondial de Human Rights Watch, dont la version intégrale en <a href="http://reliefweb.int/node/824811">anglais</a>. comprend 656 pages (la version abrégée <a href="http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/wr2015fr.pdf">en français</a> en compte 186), examine les pratiques en matière de droits humains dans plus de 90 pays. Dans son <a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/essays/132232">introduction</a>, le Directeur exécutif <a href="http://www.hrw.org/fr/bios/kenneth-roth-1">Kenneth Roth</a> montre à quel point l’approche consistant à « serrer les rangs » en ignorant les droits humains adoptée par de nombreux gouvernements au cours de l&#39;année tumultueuse qui vient de s&#39;écouler, est contre-productive.</p>
<p><em>« Les violations des droits humains ont joué un rôle prépondérant dans le déclenchement ou l&#39;aggravation de bon nombre des crises actuelles », a déclaré Kenneth Roth. « Or, pour résoudre ces crises, il est essentiel de protéger ces droits et de tenir les auteurs de violations pour responsables de leurs actes dans un cadre démocratique. »</em></p>
<p>La montée du groupe extrémiste État islamique (également connu sous les sigles EI ou EIIL en français, ISIS en anglais, et Daesh en arabe) est l&#39;une de ces crises internationales au cours desquelles les droits humains ont été relégués au second plan, selon Human Rights Watch. Pourtant, l’EI n&#39;a pas surgi de nulle part. Outre le vide sécuritaire apparu dans le sillage de l&#39;invasion américaine de l&#39;Irak, les politiques abusives et sectaires des gouvernements irakien et syrien et l&#39;indifférence de la communauté internationale à leur égard ont favorisé l&#39;émergence de ce groupe armé.</p>
<p>Tandis que le Premier ministre irakien Haider al-Abadi a promis une forme de gouvernance plus représentative, son gouvernement continue de s&#39;appuyer essentiellement sur les milices chiites qui procèdent toujours au massacre et à l&#39;épuration des populations civiles sunnites en toute impunité. Les forces gouvernementales attaquent également des civils et des zones peuplées. Il est tout aussi important de réformer le système judiciaire répressif et corrompu et de mettre un terme aux politiques sectaires pour que les sunnites aient le sentiment d&#39;avoir leur place en <a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/iraq">Irak</a> que de mener l&#39;action militaire pour mettre fin aux atrocités commises par l’EI. Or, jusqu&#39;ici, Haider al-Abadi n&#39;a pas mis en œuvre les réformes essentielles promises.</p>
<p>En <a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/132221">Syrie</a>, les forces du président Bashar al-Assad ont délibérément et sauvagement attaqué des civils dans des zones occupées par l&#39;opposition. L&#39;usage indiscriminé d’armes létales, les plus notoires étant les bombes barils, rend la vie insupportable pour les civils.</p>
<p>Pour autant, le Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies n’est pas intervenu, car la Russie et la Chine ont fait usage de leur droit de véto pour bloquer les initiatives concertées visant à mettre un terme au carnage. Les États-Unis et ses alliés ont permis que leur action militaire à l&#39;encontre de l’EI éclipse les initiatives visant à contraindre Damas à mettre un terme à ses exactions. Cette inquiétude sélective permet aux recruteurs de l’EI de se présenter à leurs soutiens potentiels comme la seule force prête à contrer les atrocités commises par Bachar al-Assad.</p>
<p>Une dynamique similaire est à l&#39;œuvre au <a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/132215">Nigeria</a>, où les questions de droits humains sont au cœur du conflit. Le groupe armé islamiste Boko Haram s’en prend aux civils ainsi qu’aux forces de sécurité du Nigéria, bombardant des marchés, des mosquées et des écoles et kidnappant des centaines de filles et de jeunes femmes. L&#39;armée nigériane a souvent réagi de manière excessive en arrêtant des centaines d&#39;hommes et de garçons suspectés d&#39;avoir apporté leur soutien à Boko Haram, en les emprisonnant, les torturant et en en tuant parfois certains. Pourtant, pour conquérir le « cœur et l&#39;esprit » des populations civiles, le gouvernement devra enquêter de façon transparente sur les abus présumés impliquant l&#39;armée et condamner les auteurs d&#39;exactions.</p>
<p>Cette tendance à faire fi des droits humains lorsque l’on est confronté à un défi sécuritaire est un problème également révélé ces huit dernières années aux <a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/united-states">États-Unis</a>. Un comité du Sénat américain a publié le résumé d&#39;un rapport accablant sur des actes de torture commis par la CIA ; or, le président Barack Obama a non seulement nié l&#39;utilisation de la torture par des forces sous son commandement, mais il a aussi refusé d&#39;enquêter, et a fortiori de poursuivre, les commanditaires des actes de torture détaillés dans le rapport du Sénat. Ce renoncement à ses responsabilités légales rend plus probable le fait que les futurs présidents considéreront la torture comme une option politique et non comme un crime. En outre, cela affaiblit grandement la capacité du gouvernement américain à faire pression sur d’autres pays pour qu’ils poursuivent leurs propres tortionnaires, a ajouté Human Rights Watch.</p>
<p>Dans de trop nombreux pays, notamment le <a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/kenya">Kenya</a>, l&#39;<a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/132014">Égypte</a> et la <a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/china">Chine</a>, les gouvernements et les forces de l’ordre ont répondu aux menaces réelles ou perçues de terrorisme par l&#39;instauration de mesures abusives qui, au bout du compte, alimentent les crises, a déclaré Human Rights Watch. En Égypte, la répression contre les Frères musulmans par le gouvernement envoie le message complètement contreproductif que si les islamistes politiques aspirent à accéder au pouvoir par les urnes, ils seront réprimés, ce qui pourrait encourager des actions violentes. En France, la réponse du gouvernement à l’attaque commise contre Charlie Hebdo, qui consiste à s’appuyer sur une loi antiterroriste pour poursuivre les auteurs de propos qui ne font pas réellement l&#39;apologie de la violence, pourrait avoir pour un effet négatif sur la liberté d&#39;expression et d&#39;encourager d&#39;autres gouvernements à recourir à de telles lois pour faire taire ceux qui les critiquent.</p>
<p>Relever les défis en matière de sécurité exige non seulement de contenir certains individus dangereux, mais aussi de reconstruire le tissu moral qui sous-tend l&#39;ordre social et politique, a estimé Human Rights Watch.</p>
<p><em>« Certains gouvernements commettent l&#39;erreur d&#39;envisager les droits humains comme un luxe à ne prendre en compte que dans des temps moins difficiles, au lieu de les considérer comme une véritable composante de l&#39;action politique » a affirmé Kenneth Roth. « Plutôt que de traiter les droits humains comme une contrainte encombrante, les décideurs politiques feraient mieux de reconnaître qu’il s’agit de repères moraux pouvant faciliter la sortie de crise et de situations de chaos. »</em></p>
</div>http://reliefweb.int/report/world/rapport-mondial-2015-v-nements-de-2014Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:38:33 +0000ReliefWeb UpdatesWorld: Rapport mondial 2015: Événements de 2014<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Human Rights Watch</span></div>
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<div class="body"><p>(Beyrouth, le 29 janvier 2015) – Les gouvernements commettent une grave erreur lorsqu&#39;ils délaissent les droits humains dans leurs réponses à de graves défis sécuritaires, a déclaré Human Rights Watch aujourd&#39;hui, à l’occasion de la publication de son <a href="http://reliefweb.int/node/824811">Rapport mondial 2015</a>.</p>
<p>Cette 25e édition annuelle du Rapport mondial de Human Rights Watch, dont la version intégrale en <a href="http://reliefweb.int/node/824811">anglais</a>. comprend 656 pages (la version abrégée <a href="http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/wr2015fr.pdf">en français</a> en compte 186), examine les pratiques en matière de droits humains dans plus de 90 pays. Dans son <a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/essays/132232">introduction</a>, le Directeur exécutif <a href="http://www.hrw.org/fr/bios/kenneth-roth-1">Kenneth Roth</a> montre à quel point l’approche consistant à « serrer les rangs » en ignorant les droits humains adoptée par de nombreux gouvernements au cours de l&#39;année tumultueuse qui vient de s&#39;écouler, est contre-productive.</p>
<p><em>« Les violations des droits humains ont joué un rôle prépondérant dans le déclenchement ou l&#39;aggravation de bon nombre des crises actuelles », a déclaré Kenneth Roth. « Or, pour résoudre ces crises, il est essentiel de protéger ces droits et de tenir les auteurs de violations pour responsables de leurs actes dans un cadre démocratique. »</em></p>
<p>La montée du groupe extrémiste État islamique (également connu sous les sigles EI ou EIIL en français, ISIS en anglais, et Daesh en arabe) est l&#39;une de ces crises internationales au cours desquelles les droits humains ont été relégués au second plan, selon Human Rights Watch. Pourtant, l’EI n&#39;a pas surgi de nulle part. Outre le vide sécuritaire apparu dans le sillage de l&#39;invasion américaine de l&#39;Irak, les politiques abusives et sectaires des gouvernements irakien et syrien et l&#39;indifférence de la communauté internationale à leur égard ont favorisé l&#39;émergence de ce groupe armé.</p>
<p>Tandis que le Premier ministre irakien Haider al-Abadi a promis une forme de gouvernance plus représentative, son gouvernement continue de s&#39;appuyer essentiellement sur les milices chiites qui procèdent toujours au massacre et à l&#39;épuration des populations civiles sunnites en toute impunité. Les forces gouvernementales attaquent également des civils et des zones peuplées. Il est tout aussi important de réformer le système judiciaire répressif et corrompu et de mettre un terme aux politiques sectaires pour que les sunnites aient le sentiment d&#39;avoir leur place en <a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/iraq">Irak</a> que de mener l&#39;action militaire pour mettre fin aux atrocités commises par l’EI. Or, jusqu&#39;ici, Haider al-Abadi n&#39;a pas mis en œuvre les réformes essentielles promises.</p>
<p>En <a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/132221">Syrie</a>, les forces du président Bashar al-Assad ont délibérément et sauvagement attaqué des civils dans des zones occupées par l&#39;opposition. L&#39;usage indiscriminé d’armes létales, les plus notoires étant les bombes barils, rend la vie insupportable pour les civils.</p>
<p>Pour autant, le Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies n’est pas intervenu, car la Russie et la Chine ont fait usage de leur droit de véto pour bloquer les initiatives concertées visant à mettre un terme au carnage. Les États-Unis et ses alliés ont permis que leur action militaire à l&#39;encontre de l’EI éclipse les initiatives visant à contraindre Damas à mettre un terme à ses exactions. Cette inquiétude sélective permet aux recruteurs de l’EI de se présenter à leurs soutiens potentiels comme la seule force prête à contrer les atrocités commises par Bachar al-Assad.</p>
<p>Une dynamique similaire est à l&#39;œuvre au <a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/132215">Nigeria</a>, où les questions de droits humains sont au cœur du conflit. Le groupe armé islamiste Boko Haram s’en prend aux civils ainsi qu’aux forces de sécurité du Nigéria, bombardant des marchés, des mosquées et des écoles et kidnappant des centaines de filles et de jeunes femmes. L&#39;armée nigériane a souvent réagi de manière excessive en arrêtant des centaines d&#39;hommes et de garçons suspectés d&#39;avoir apporté leur soutien à Boko Haram, en les emprisonnant, les torturant et en en tuant parfois certains. Pourtant, pour conquérir le « cœur et l&#39;esprit » des populations civiles, le gouvernement devra enquêter de façon transparente sur les abus présumés impliquant l&#39;armée et condamner les auteurs d&#39;exactions.</p>
<p>Cette tendance à faire fi des droits humains lorsque l’on est confronté à un défi sécuritaire est un problème également révélé ces huit dernières années aux <a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/united-states">États-Unis</a>. Un comité du Sénat américain a publié le résumé d&#39;un rapport accablant sur des actes de torture commis par la CIA ; or, le président Barack Obama a non seulement nié l&#39;utilisation de la torture par des forces sous son commandement, mais il a aussi refusé d&#39;enquêter, et a fortiori de poursuivre, les commanditaires des actes de torture détaillés dans le rapport du Sénat. Ce renoncement à ses responsabilités légales rend plus probable le fait que les futurs présidents considéreront la torture comme une option politique et non comme un crime. En outre, cela affaiblit grandement la capacité du gouvernement américain à faire pression sur d’autres pays pour qu’ils poursuivent leurs propres tortionnaires, a ajouté Human Rights Watch.</p>
<p>Dans de trop nombreux pays, notamment le <a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/kenya">Kenya</a>, l&#39;<a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/132014">Égypte</a> et la <a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/china">Chine</a>, les gouvernements et les forces de l’ordre ont répondu aux menaces réelles ou perçues de terrorisme par l&#39;instauration de mesures abusives qui, au bout du compte, alimentent les crises, a déclaré Human Rights Watch. En Égypte, la répression contre les Frères musulmans par le gouvernement envoie le message complètement contreproductif que si les islamistes politiques aspirent à accéder au pouvoir par les urnes, ils seront réprimés, ce qui pourrait encourager des actions violentes. En France, la réponse du gouvernement à l’attaque commise contre Charlie Hebdo, qui consiste à s’appuyer sur une loi antiterroriste pour poursuivre les auteurs de propos qui ne font pas réellement l&#39;apologie de la violence, pourrait avoir pour un effet négatif sur la liberté d&#39;expression et d&#39;encourager d&#39;autres gouvernements à recourir à de telles lois pour faire taire ceux qui les critiquent.</p>
<p>Relever les défis en matière de sécurité exige non seulement de contenir certains individus dangereux, mais aussi de reconstruire le tissu moral qui sous-tend l&#39;ordre social et politique, a estimé Human Rights Watch.</p>
<p><em>« Certains gouvernements commettent l&#39;erreur d&#39;envisager les droits humains comme un luxe à ne prendre en compte que dans des temps moins difficiles, au lieu de les considérer comme une véritable composante de l&#39;action politique » a affirmé Kenneth Roth. « Plutôt que de traiter les droits humains comme une contrainte encombrante, les décideurs politiques feraient mieux de reconnaître qu’il s’agit de repères moraux pouvant faciliter la sortie de crise et de situations de chaos. »</em></p>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>World Report 2015: Rights Aren’t Wrong in Tough Times</strong><br>
<em>Human Rights a Path Out of Crisis and Chaos</em> </p>
<p>(Beirut, January 29, 2015) – Governments make a big mistake when they ignore human rights to counter serious security challenges, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its annual world report.</p>
<p>In the 656-page <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71686&amp;Action=Follow+Link">World Report 2015</a>, its 25th edition, Human Rights Watch reviews human rights practices in more than 90 countries. In his <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71685&amp;Action=Follow+Link">introductory essay</a>, Executive Director <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71684&amp;Action=Follow+Link">Kenneth Roth</a> highlights the counterproductive circle-the-wagons approach to human rights that many governments adopted during the past tumultuous year. </p>
<p>“Human rights violations played a major role in spawning or aggravating many of today’s crises,” Roth said. “Protecting human rights and ensuring democratic accountability are key to resolving them.”</p>
<p>The rise of the extremist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS) is among those global challenges that have sparked a subordination of human rights, Human Rights Watch said. But ISIS did not emerge out of nowhere. In addition to the security vacuum left by the US invasion of Iraq, the sectarian and abusive policies of the Iraqi and Syrian governments, and international indifference to them, have been important factors in fueling ISIS.</p>
<p>While Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of Iraq has pledged a more inclusive form of governance, the government still relies primarily on Shia militias, who carry out killing and cleansing of Sunni civilians with impunity. Government forces also <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71683&amp;Action=Follow+Link">attack</a> civilians and populated areas. Reforming a corrupt and abusive judiciary, and ending sectarian rule so Sunnis feel they have a place in <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71682&amp;Action=Follow+Link">Iraq</a>, will be at least as important as military action to stop <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71681&amp;Action=Follow+Link">ISIS atrocities</a>, but al-Abadi has so far failed to implement essential reforms.</p>
<p>In <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71680&amp;Action=Follow+Link">Syria</a>, President Bashar al-Assad’s forces have deliberately and viciously attacked civilians in opposition-held areas. Their use of indiscriminate weapons – most notoriously, barrel bombs – has made life almost intolerable for civilians.</p>
<p>Yet the United Nations Security Council has largely stood by, because of Russia and China using their veto power to stop unified efforts to end the carnage. The United States and its allies have allowed their military action against ISIS to overshadow efforts to push Damascus to end its abuses. This selective concern allows ISIS recruiters to portray themselves to potential supporters as the only force willing to stand up to Assad’s atrocities.</p>
<p>A similar dynamic is at play in <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71679&amp;Action=Follow+Link">Nigeria</a>, where human rights concerns are central to the conflict. The militant Islamist group <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71678&amp;Action=Follow+Link">Boko Haram</a> attacks civilians as well as Nigeria’s security forces, bombing markets, mosques, and schools and abducting hundreds of girls and young women. Nigeria’s army has often responded in an abusive manner, rounding up hundreds of men and boys suspected of supporting Boko Haram, detaining, abusing, and even killing them. But winning the “hearts and minds” of the civilian population will require that the government transparently investigate alleged army abuses and punish offenders.</p>
<p>This tendency to ignore human rights in the face of security challenges was a problem highlighted in the past year in the <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71677&amp;Action=Follow+Link">United States</a> as well. A US Senate committee issued a damning summary of a report on <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71676&amp;Action=Follow+Link">CIA torture</a>, but while President Barack Obama has rejected torture by forces under his command, he has refused to investigate, let alone prosecute, those who ordered the torture detailed in the Senate report. That abdication of his legal duty makes it more likely that future presidents will treat torture as a policy option instead of a crime. This failure also greatly weakens the US government’s ability to press other countries to prosecute their own torturers, Human Rights Watch said.</p>
<p>In too many countries, including <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71675&amp;Action=Follow+Link">Kenya</a>, <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71674&amp;Action=Follow+Link">Egypt</a>, and <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71673&amp;Action=Follow+Link">China</a>, governments and security forces have responded to real or perceived terrorism threats with abusive policies that ultimately fuel crises, Human Rights Watch said. In Egypt, the government’s crushing of the Muslim Brotherhood sends the utterly counterproductive message that if political Islamists pursue power at the polls, they will be repressed without protest – which could encourage violent approaches. In France, there is a danger that the government’s response to the Charlie Hebdo attacks – using counterterrorism legislation to prosecute speech that does not incite violence – will have a chilling effect on free expression and encourage other governments to use such laws to silence their critics.</p>
<p>Meeting security challenges demands not only containing certain dangerous individuals but also rebuilding a moral fabric that underpins the social and political order, Human Rights Watch said.</p>
<p>“Some governments make the mistake of seeing human rights as a luxury for less trying times, instead of an essential compass for political action,” Roth said. “Rather than treating human rights as a chafing restraint, policymakers worldwide would do better to recognize them as moral guides offering a path out of crisis and chaos.”</p>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>World Report 2015: Rights Aren’t Wrong in Tough Times</strong><br>
<em>Human Rights a Path Out of Crisis and Chaos</em> </p>
<p>(Beirut, January 29, 2015) – Governments make a big mistake when they ignore human rights to counter serious security challenges, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its annual world report.</p>
<p>In the 656-page <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71686&amp;Action=Follow+Link">World Report 2015</a>, its 25th edition, Human Rights Watch reviews human rights practices in more than 90 countries. In his <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71685&amp;Action=Follow+Link">introductory essay</a>, Executive Director <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71684&amp;Action=Follow+Link">Kenneth Roth</a> highlights the counterproductive circle-the-wagons approach to human rights that many governments adopted during the past tumultuous year. </p>
<p>“Human rights violations played a major role in spawning or aggravating many of today’s crises,” Roth said. “Protecting human rights and ensuring democratic accountability are key to resolving them.”</p>
<p>The rise of the extremist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS) is among those global challenges that have sparked a subordination of human rights, Human Rights Watch said. But ISIS did not emerge out of nowhere. In addition to the security vacuum left by the US invasion of Iraq, the sectarian and abusive policies of the Iraqi and Syrian governments, and international indifference to them, have been important factors in fueling ISIS.</p>
<p>While Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of Iraq has pledged a more inclusive form of governance, the government still relies primarily on Shia militias, who carry out killing and cleansing of Sunni civilians with impunity. Government forces also <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71683&amp;Action=Follow+Link">attack</a> civilians and populated areas. Reforming a corrupt and abusive judiciary, and ending sectarian rule so Sunnis feel they have a place in <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71682&amp;Action=Follow+Link">Iraq</a>, will be at least as important as military action to stop <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71681&amp;Action=Follow+Link">ISIS atrocities</a>, but al-Abadi has so far failed to implement essential reforms.</p>
<p>In <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71680&amp;Action=Follow+Link">Syria</a>, President Bashar al-Assad’s forces have deliberately and viciously attacked civilians in opposition-held areas. Their use of indiscriminate weapons – most notoriously, barrel bombs – has made life almost intolerable for civilians.</p>
<p>Yet the United Nations Security Council has largely stood by, because of Russia and China using their veto power to stop unified efforts to end the carnage. The United States and its allies have allowed their military action against ISIS to overshadow efforts to push Damascus to end its abuses. This selective concern allows ISIS recruiters to portray themselves to potential supporters as the only force willing to stand up to Assad’s atrocities.</p>
<p>A similar dynamic is at play in <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71679&amp;Action=Follow+Link">Nigeria</a>, where human rights concerns are central to the conflict. The militant Islamist group <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71678&amp;Action=Follow+Link">Boko Haram</a> attacks civilians as well as Nigeria’s security forces, bombing markets, mosques, and schools and abducting hundreds of girls and young women. Nigeria’s army has often responded in an abusive manner, rounding up hundreds of men and boys suspected of supporting Boko Haram, detaining, abusing, and even killing them. But winning the “hearts and minds” of the civilian population will require that the government transparently investigate alleged army abuses and punish offenders.</p>
<p>This tendency to ignore human rights in the face of security challenges was a problem highlighted in the past year in the <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71677&amp;Action=Follow+Link">United States</a> as well. A US Senate committee issued a damning summary of a report on <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71676&amp;Action=Follow+Link">CIA torture</a>, but while President Barack Obama has rejected torture by forces under his command, he has refused to investigate, let alone prosecute, those who ordered the torture detailed in the Senate report. That abdication of his legal duty makes it more likely that future presidents will treat torture as a policy option instead of a crime. This failure also greatly weakens the US government’s ability to press other countries to prosecute their own torturers, Human Rights Watch said.</p>
<p>In too many countries, including <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71675&amp;Action=Follow+Link">Kenya</a>, <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71674&amp;Action=Follow+Link">Egypt</a>, and <a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4790-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=3771136&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=71673&amp;Action=Follow+Link">China</a>, governments and security forces have responded to real or perceived terrorism threats with abusive policies that ultimately fuel crises, Human Rights Watch said. In Egypt, the government’s crushing of the Muslim Brotherhood sends the utterly counterproductive message that if political Islamists pursue power at the polls, they will be repressed without protest – which could encourage violent approaches. In France, there is a danger that the government’s response to the Charlie Hebdo attacks – using counterterrorism legislation to prosecute speech that does not incite violence – will have a chilling effect on free expression and encourage other governments to use such laws to silence their critics.</p>
<p>Meeting security challenges demands not only containing certain dangerous individuals but also rebuilding a moral fabric that underpins the social and political order, Human Rights Watch said.</p>
<p>“Some governments make the mistake of seeing human rights as a luxury for less trying times, instead of an essential compass for political action,” Roth said. “Rather than treating human rights as a chafing restraint, policymakers worldwide would do better to recognize them as moral guides offering a path out of crisis and chaos.”</p>
</div>Human Rights WatchChinaEgyptIraqIsraelKenyaLebanonMaliMexicoNigeriaoccupied Palestinian territoryRussian FederationSomaliaSyrian Arab RepublicUkraineUnited States of AmericaWorldchnegyirqisrkenlbnmlimexngapserussomsyrukrusawldEP-2014-000041-GINOT-2011-000205-NERDroughtEpidemicOtherWorld: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 21-27 January 2015http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-emergency-overview-snapshot-21-27-january-2015
<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Snapshot 21-27 January</strong></p>
<p><strong>Nigeria:</strong> Boko Haram attacks continue, with Borno state capital Maiduguri and nearby military bases targeted on 25 January. Security forces pushed BH back from Maiduguri, but further attacks are expected. BH also raided villages in Michika local government area, Adamawa state. There are reports that BH has forbidden the use of vehicles in areas under its control.</p>
<p><strong>Ukraine:</strong> 13–21 January has been the deadliest period since the ceasefire declaration of 5 September. The death toll had increased by 200 since the beginning of January, with at least 5,086 people killed in total as of 21 January. 10,948 people have been wounded. The number of IDPs has increased by almost 50,000 since 14 January.</p>
<p>Updated: 27/01/2015. Next update: 03/02/2015</p>
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</div>http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-emergency-overview-snapshot-21-27-january-2015Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:43:17 +0000ReliefWeb UpdatesWorld: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 21-27 January 2015<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Snapshot 21-27 January</strong></p>
<p><strong>Nigeria:</strong> Boko Haram attacks continue, with Borno state capital Maiduguri and nearby military bases targeted on 25 January. Security forces pushed BH back from Maiduguri, but further attacks are expected. BH also raided villages in Michika local government area, Adamawa state. There are reports that BH has forbidden the use of vehicles in areas under its control.</p>
<p><strong>Ukraine:</strong> 13–21 January has been the deadliest period since the ceasefire declaration of 5 September. The death toll had increased by 200 since the beginning of January, with at least 5,086 people killed in total as of 21 January. 10,948 people have been wounded. The number of IDPs has increased by almost 50,000 since 14 January.</p>
<p>Updated: 27/01/2015. Next update: 03/02/2015</p>
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</div>Assessment Capacities ProjectAfghanistanBurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicChadColombiaDemocratic People's Republic of KoreaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiEritreaEthiopiaGambiaGuatemalaGuineaHaitiHondurasIndiaIraqJordanKenyaLebanonLiberiaLibyaMalawiMaliMauritaniaMyanmarNamibiaNicaraguaNigerNigeriaoccupied Palestinian territoryPakistanPhilippinesSenegalSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSyrian Arab RepublicUgandaUkraineWorldYemenafgbdicmrcaftcdcolprkcoddjieriethgmbgtmginhtihndindirqjorkenlbnlbrlbymwimlimrtmmrnamnicnerngapsepakphlsenslesomssdlkasdnsyrugaukrwldyemEP-2014-000100-CMR-EP-2013-000162-NGAEP-2014-000041-GINFL-2014-000150-SOMFL-2014-000123-SSDEP-2013-000064-KENEP-2014-000093-SOMFL-2014-000098-SDNOT-2011-000205-NERFL-2014-000152-ETHOT-2012-000156-MWIFL-2015-000006-MWICW-2015-000002-LBNFL-2014-000122-PAKEP-2014-000165-PAKFL-2014-000089-INDTC-2015-000005-PHLTC-2013-000139-PHLTC-2014-000169-PHLTC-2014-000160-PHLFL-2014-000162-LKADR-2014-000120-LKAEP-2010-000210-HTIFL-2014-000155-HTIDR-2014-000132-HNDFL-2014-000163-COLCold WaveDroughtEpidemicFlash FloodFloodLand SlideOtherStorm SurgeTropical CycloneWorld: Polio this week as of 21 January 2015http://reliefweb.int/report/world/polio-week-21-january-2015
<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Global Polio Eradication Initiative</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d&#039;Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Iraq, Israel, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, World<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p>Ministers of Health from around the world will convene next week at WHO’s Executive Board meeting, to set global public health policies. Among other topics, representatives are expected to review the current polio epidemiology and global preparedness plans for the phased removal of oral polio vaccines. A report has been prepared, to facilitate discussions, available here.</p>
<p>In Nigeria, the Expert Review Committee on Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization (ERC) is meeting this week to discuss aggressive strategies to urgently eradicated both wild- and vaccine-derived polioviruses in the country as rapidly as possible. See ‘Nigeria’ section for more.</p>
<p>The first wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of 2015 is reported this week, from Pakistan. The case had onset of paralysis on 3 January, from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. See ‘Pakistan’ section for more.</p>
<p>Bill and Melinda Gates, co-chairs of the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, this week published their annual letter, outlining how they believe the world will look like in 15 years. In the letter, they highlight the urgent need to eradicate polio. “Destroying a disease utterly is a very difficult thing to do – so difficult in fact, that it’s happened only once in history, when smallpox was eradicated in 1980. But if we keep working hard... we can get polio out of Africa this year and out of every country in the world in the next several years.”</p>
</div>http://reliefweb.int/report/world/polio-week-21-january-2015Thu, 22 Jan 2015 21:39:26 +0000ReliefWeb UpdatesWorld: Polio this week as of 21 January 2015<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Global Polio Eradication Initiative</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d&#039;Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Iraq, Israel, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, World<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p>Ministers of Health from around the world will convene next week at WHO’s Executive Board meeting, to set global public health policies. Among other topics, representatives are expected to review the current polio epidemiology and global preparedness plans for the phased removal of oral polio vaccines. A report has been prepared, to facilitate discussions, available here.</p>
<p>In Nigeria, the Expert Review Committee on Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization (ERC) is meeting this week to discuss aggressive strategies to urgently eradicated both wild- and vaccine-derived polioviruses in the country as rapidly as possible. See ‘Nigeria’ section for more.</p>
<p>The first wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of 2015 is reported this week, from Pakistan. The case had onset of paralysis on 3 January, from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. See ‘Pakistan’ section for more.</p>
<p>Bill and Melinda Gates, co-chairs of the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, this week published their annual letter, outlining how they believe the world will look like in 15 years. In the letter, they highlight the urgent need to eradicate polio. “Destroying a disease utterly is a very difficult thing to do – so difficult in fact, that it’s happened only once in history, when smallpox was eradicated in 1980. But if we keep working hard... we can get polio out of Africa this year and out of every country in the world in the next several years.”</p>
</div>Global Polio Eradication InitiativeAfghanistanBeninBurkina FasoCameroonCentral African RepublicCôte d'IvoireEquatorial GuineaEthiopiaGuineaIraqIsraelLiberiaMaliNigerNigeriaoccupied Palestinian territoryPakistanSenegalSierra LeoneSomaliaSyrian Arab RepublicWorldafgbenbfacmrcafcivgnqethginirqisrlbrmlinerngapsepaksenslesomsyrwldEP-2014-000165-PAKEP-2013-000064-KENEpidemicWorld: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 14-20 January 2015http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-emergency-overview-snapshot-14-20-january-2015
<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Snapshot 14–20 January</strong></p>
<p><strong>Cameroon:</strong> 50,000 people are estimated displaced due to the recent increase in Boko Haram (BH) attacks in the northern regions. In the past week, an attack on a military base in Kolofata resulted in 143 BH killed, subsequently, BH kidnapped 80 people from one village – with three killed and 24 later released. The conflict has escalated regionally, with Chad pledging military support in Cameroon’s fight against Boko Haram.</p>
<p><strong>Malawi:</strong> Heavy rainfall since early January has led to severe flooding. Around 638,000 people have been affected overall, mostly through crop damage. The most affected districts are Nsanje, Chikwawa, Phalombe, and Zomba in the south. 121,000 people have been displaced, 54 have died, and 153 are missing. In Mozambique and Madagascar, which have also seen flooding, 53,000 and 51,000 have been affected, respectively.</p>
<p>Updated: 20/01/2014. Next update: 27/01/2015</p>
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</div>http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-emergency-overview-snapshot-14-20-january-2015Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:26:02 +0000ReliefWeb UpdatesWorld: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 14-20 January 2015<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Snapshot 14–20 January</strong></p>
<p><strong>Cameroon:</strong> 50,000 people are estimated displaced due to the recent increase in Boko Haram (BH) attacks in the northern regions. In the past week, an attack on a military base in Kolofata resulted in 143 BH killed, subsequently, BH kidnapped 80 people from one village – with three killed and 24 later released. The conflict has escalated regionally, with Chad pledging military support in Cameroon’s fight against Boko Haram.</p>
<p><strong>Malawi:</strong> Heavy rainfall since early January has led to severe flooding. Around 638,000 people have been affected overall, mostly through crop damage. The most affected districts are Nsanje, Chikwawa, Phalombe, and Zomba in the south. 121,000 people have been displaced, 54 have died, and 153 are missing. In Mozambique and Madagascar, which have also seen flooding, 53,000 and 51,000 have been affected, respectively.</p>
<p>Updated: 20/01/2014. Next update: 27/01/2015</p>
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</div>Assessment Capacities ProjectAfghanistanBurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicChadDemocratic People's Republic of KoreaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiEritreaEthiopiaGambiaGuatemalaGuineaHaitiHondurasIndiaIraqJordanKenyaLebanonLiberiaLibyaMalawiMaliMauritaniaMyanmarNamibiaNicaraguaNigerNigeriaoccupied Palestinian territoryPakistanPhilippinesRwandaSenegalSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSyrian Arab RepublicUgandaUkraineWorldYemenafgbdicmrcaftcdprkcoddjieriethgmbgtmginhtihndindirqjorkenlbnlbrlbymwimlimrtmmrnamnicnerngapsepakphlrwasenslesomssdlkasdnsyrugaukrwldyem-EP-2014-000041-GINEP-2013-000162-NGAFL-2014-000150-SOMEP-2013-000064-KENEP-2014-000093-SOMFL-2014-000123-SSDFL-2014-000098-SDNEP-2014-000100-CMRFL-2014-000152-ETHFL-2015-000006-MWIOT-2012-000156-MWIOT-2011-000205-NERFL-2014-000122-PAKDR-2014-000035-PAKEP-2014-000165-PAKFL-2014-000089-INDTC-2014-000169-PHLTC-2014-000160-PHLVO-2014-000127-PHLDR-2014-000120-LKAFL-2014-000162-LKAFL-2014-000155-HTIEP-2010-000210-HTIDR-2014-000132-HNDDR-2014-000131-KENDroughtEpidemicFlash FloodFloodLand SlideOtherTropical CycloneVolcanoWorld: Growing Global Threats Compel Security Council in 2014 to Deploy or Reconfigure Peace Missions, Bolster Anti-Terrorism Effort, Scrutinize Working Methodshttp://reliefweb.int/report/world/growing-global-threats-compel-security-council-2014-deploy-or-reconfigure-peace
<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: UN Security Council</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Central African Republic, Côte d&#039;Ivoire, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Mali, occupied Palestinian territory, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, Western Sahara, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p>SC/11376</p>
<p>2014 Round-up<br>
Security Council<br>
Round-up Release</p>
<p>Seized with a succession of new crises in Europe, the Middle East and across Africa, the Security Council in 2014 tackled an expanding workload in a record number of meetings while seeking to defeat terrorism, prevent conflicts, protect civilians, and improve the effectiveness of sanctions and other tools to quell tensions and neutralize threats.</p>
<p>In total, the Council this year convened 241 public meetings, up sharply from the 172 held in 2013. There were eight high-level meetings, including notably a September summit of Heads of State and Government on terrorism, as the unparalleled brutal tactics of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant/Sham (ISIL/ISIS) and other groups swept across Iraq and Syria and regions in Africa.</p>
<p>In country- or region-specific situations, about 55 per cent of the Council&#39;s meetings related to Africa, compared to 2013, when 75 per cent concerned that continent. Europe was addressed in 28 per cent of meetings as political turmoil in Ukraine turned into full-blown conflict in the country’s east. </p>
<p>Africa certainly remained a major concern with the situation in Sudan and South Sudan the subject of most of those meetings, after the political dispute in South Sudan devolved into factional violence that sent up to 100,000 people fleeing to United Nations bases. The Ebola epidemic in West Africa was deemed a new threat to international peace and security as it grew exponentially in three countries emerging from conflict; a resolution countering isolation of those countries and mobilizing aid had the most sponsors in the Council’s history. </p>
<p>In addition, with last year’s political crisis in the Central African Republic spiralling into inter-community violence, the Council approved the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission there, known as MINUSCA. Council members visited Mali as the peacekeeping operation there suffered numerous attacks in the restive north. The body also addressed a new round of deep instability in Libya.</p>
<p>In the Middle East, the Council ramped up its meetings on the Palestinian question as hope for negotiations faded and a war erupted between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, leaving thousands dead. With hundreds of thousands killed and little political progress in Syria, the humanitarian situation there was deemed a separate threat to international peace, resulting in actions on humanitarian access. The situation in Yemen was also newly deemed a threat with international import amid fresh assaults on the democratic transition, against which the Council targeted a new sanctions regime. </p>
<p>Elsewhere, the situation in the Democratic People&#39;s Republic of Korea became its own agenda item, apart from considerations of its item on non-proliferation, after a horrifying human rights report was sent to the Council by the General Assembly, which urged referral to the International Criminal Court. On Afghanistan, the Council shepherded the end of the transition to national control of the security sector, as insurgent attacks again took a significant toll.</p>
<p>Addressing these situations and dozens of others, the Council adopted 63 resolutions and issued 28 presidential statements. Once again it strove for consensus, with only three texts adopted through a vote, although a year-end draft requiring a lasting settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict within three years failed to obtain the needed majority.</p>
<p>Two other texts — one that would have termed invalid a referendum in Crimea that preceded its joining the Russian Federation and one on referring gross human rights violations in Syria to the International Criminal Court — were vetoed by the Russian Federation, along with China in the latter case, again showing the divisions that constrained action on some of the most difficult situations.</p>
<p>In the interest of improving effectiveness and transparency in those and all other areas, October’s day-long debate on working methods drew 55 speakers with much attention given to the current use of sanctions and referrals to the International Criminal Court. The first focused assessment of sanctions since 2006 was also conducted. </p>
<p>More emphasis on conflict prevention was urged at all opportunities for Council self-evaluation; signs of potential crises were increasingly discussed under the item “Other issues”. Prevention was also a central focus of a visiting mission to Europe on the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, after which Council members visited South Sudan, where the mandate of the peacekeeping mission was adjusted to better protect civilians seeking refuge at United Nations bases.</p>
<p>The Council’s ability to adapt to changing challenges was also a focus in open thematic meetings on improving the deployment of police in United Nations peacekeeping operations, as well as on protecting and empowering women, children and other civilians in the context of massive displacement and the ever more brutal face of terrorism.</p>
<p>In addition to its meetings on terrorism, the Council issued 138 press statements, at least 90 of which condemned particular terrorist acts around the world. It continued to monitor compliance with counter-terrorism resolutions through its subsidiary bodies, calling special attention to efforts to keep weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of terrorists on the tenth anniversary of resolution 1540 (2004).</p>
<p>Aside from MINUSCA, the Council authorized no new peacekeeping operations in 2014. It did, however, terminate the mandates in four Special Political Missions: the peacebuilding offices in the Central African Republic (BINUCA), Burundi (BNUB), and Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) and the Joint Mission with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which completed its work of destroying declared materials in Syria.</p>
<p>Public monthly wrap-ups of the Council’s work were held, for the first time since 2005, under Rwanda’s presidency. With the aim of analysing the month’s activities, the presidencies of the United Kingdom, Argentina, Australia and Chad followed suit. </p>
<p>In its October elections this year, the General Assembly choose Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela to serve two-year terms as non-permanent Council members, starting on 1 January 2015. They replaced Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, Republic of Korea and Rwanda, which concluded their terms on 31 December 2014. Chad, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania and Nigeria will complete their terms at the end of 2015. China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and the United States are permanent Council members.</p>
</div>http://reliefweb.int/report/world/growing-global-threats-compel-security-council-2014-deploy-or-reconfigure-peaceThu, 15 Jan 2015 02:17:41 +0000ReliefWeb UpdatesWorld: Growing Global Threats Compel Security Council in 2014 to Deploy or Reconfigure Peace Missions, Bolster Anti-Terrorism Effort, Scrutinize Working Methods<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: UN Security Council</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Central African Republic, Côte d&#039;Ivoire, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Mali, occupied Palestinian territory, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, Western Sahara, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p>SC/11376</p>
<p>2014 Round-up<br>
Security Council<br>
Round-up Release</p>
<p>Seized with a succession of new crises in Europe, the Middle East and across Africa, the Security Council in 2014 tackled an expanding workload in a record number of meetings while seeking to defeat terrorism, prevent conflicts, protect civilians, and improve the effectiveness of sanctions and other tools to quell tensions and neutralize threats.</p>
<p>In total, the Council this year convened 241 public meetings, up sharply from the 172 held in 2013. There were eight high-level meetings, including notably a September summit of Heads of State and Government on terrorism, as the unparalleled brutal tactics of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant/Sham (ISIL/ISIS) and other groups swept across Iraq and Syria and regions in Africa.</p>
<p>In country- or region-specific situations, about 55 per cent of the Council&#39;s meetings related to Africa, compared to 2013, when 75 per cent concerned that continent. Europe was addressed in 28 per cent of meetings as political turmoil in Ukraine turned into full-blown conflict in the country’s east. </p>
<p>Africa certainly remained a major concern with the situation in Sudan and South Sudan the subject of most of those meetings, after the political dispute in South Sudan devolved into factional violence that sent up to 100,000 people fleeing to United Nations bases. The Ebola epidemic in West Africa was deemed a new threat to international peace and security as it grew exponentially in three countries emerging from conflict; a resolution countering isolation of those countries and mobilizing aid had the most sponsors in the Council’s history. </p>
<p>In addition, with last year’s political crisis in the Central African Republic spiralling into inter-community violence, the Council approved the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission there, known as MINUSCA. Council members visited Mali as the peacekeeping operation there suffered numerous attacks in the restive north. The body also addressed a new round of deep instability in Libya.</p>
<p>In the Middle East, the Council ramped up its meetings on the Palestinian question as hope for negotiations faded and a war erupted between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, leaving thousands dead. With hundreds of thousands killed and little political progress in Syria, the humanitarian situation there was deemed a separate threat to international peace, resulting in actions on humanitarian access. The situation in Yemen was also newly deemed a threat with international import amid fresh assaults on the democratic transition, against which the Council targeted a new sanctions regime. </p>
<p>Elsewhere, the situation in the Democratic People&#39;s Republic of Korea became its own agenda item, apart from considerations of its item on non-proliferation, after a horrifying human rights report was sent to the Council by the General Assembly, which urged referral to the International Criminal Court. On Afghanistan, the Council shepherded the end of the transition to national control of the security sector, as insurgent attacks again took a significant toll.</p>
<p>Addressing these situations and dozens of others, the Council adopted 63 resolutions and issued 28 presidential statements. Once again it strove for consensus, with only three texts adopted through a vote, although a year-end draft requiring a lasting settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict within three years failed to obtain the needed majority.</p>
<p>Two other texts — one that would have termed invalid a referendum in Crimea that preceded its joining the Russian Federation and one on referring gross human rights violations in Syria to the International Criminal Court — were vetoed by the Russian Federation, along with China in the latter case, again showing the divisions that constrained action on some of the most difficult situations.</p>
<p>In the interest of improving effectiveness and transparency in those and all other areas, October’s day-long debate on working methods drew 55 speakers with much attention given to the current use of sanctions and referrals to the International Criminal Court. The first focused assessment of sanctions since 2006 was also conducted. </p>
<p>More emphasis on conflict prevention was urged at all opportunities for Council self-evaluation; signs of potential crises were increasingly discussed under the item “Other issues”. Prevention was also a central focus of a visiting mission to Europe on the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, after which Council members visited South Sudan, where the mandate of the peacekeeping mission was adjusted to better protect civilians seeking refuge at United Nations bases.</p>
<p>The Council’s ability to adapt to changing challenges was also a focus in open thematic meetings on improving the deployment of police in United Nations peacekeeping operations, as well as on protecting and empowering women, children and other civilians in the context of massive displacement and the ever more brutal face of terrorism.</p>
<p>In addition to its meetings on terrorism, the Council issued 138 press statements, at least 90 of which condemned particular terrorist acts around the world. It continued to monitor compliance with counter-terrorism resolutions through its subsidiary bodies, calling special attention to efforts to keep weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of terrorists on the tenth anniversary of resolution 1540 (2004).</p>
<p>Aside from MINUSCA, the Council authorized no new peacekeeping operations in 2014. It did, however, terminate the mandates in four Special Political Missions: the peacebuilding offices in the Central African Republic (BINUCA), Burundi (BNUB), and Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) and the Joint Mission with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which completed its work of destroying declared materials in Syria.</p>
<p>Public monthly wrap-ups of the Council’s work were held, for the first time since 2005, under Rwanda’s presidency. With the aim of analysing the month’s activities, the presidencies of the United Kingdom, Argentina, Australia and Chad followed suit. </p>
<p>In its October elections this year, the General Assembly choose Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela to serve two-year terms as non-permanent Council members, starting on 1 January 2015. They replaced Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, Republic of Korea and Rwanda, which concluded their terms on 31 December 2014. Chad, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania and Nigeria will complete their terms at the end of 2015. China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and the United States are permanent Council members.</p>
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<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p>Nigeria: Violence has escalated significantly in the northeast. Boko Haram killed more than 2,100 people in the first 11 days of the year. Most were killed in an attack on the town of Baga and surrounding settlements in Borno state, on Lake Chad. Up to 20,000 people were displaced. Other attacks took place in Maiduguri, Damaturu, and Potiskum.</p>
<p>Sudan: Government and opposition forces fought in Tawila locality, North Darfur and in Northern Jebel Marra, Central Darfur. 15 villages were burned and another 30 abandoned in Tawila, with up to 37,000 estimated displaced. In Fanga, northern Jebel Marra, 21 villages were burned and some 50,000 estimated displaced.</p>
<p>Ukraine: Savings are dwindling and winter needs remain unmet, as the latest figures indicate more that than half of the 633,000 registered IDPs were displaced in the past four months. More than 4,800 people have been killed in the conflict, and it is reported that hostilities are intensifying.</p>
<p><em>Updated: 13/01/2015 Next Update: 20/01/2015</em></p>
<p><a href="http://geo.acaps.org/#geomap-tab">Global Emergency Overview Web Interface</a> <img src=http://geo.acaps.org/assets/acaps_brand-bd18472e6f5e77d69d3a7e8864e9767e.png></p>
</div>http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-emergency-overview-snapshot-7-13-jan-2015Tue, 13 Jan 2015 17:26:36 +0000ReliefWeb UpdatesWorld: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 7-13 Jan 2015<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p>Nigeria: Violence has escalated significantly in the northeast. Boko Haram killed more than 2,100 people in the first 11 days of the year. Most were killed in an attack on the town of Baga and surrounding settlements in Borno state, on Lake Chad. Up to 20,000 people were displaced. Other attacks took place in Maiduguri, Damaturu, and Potiskum.</p>
<p>Sudan: Government and opposition forces fought in Tawila locality, North Darfur and in Northern Jebel Marra, Central Darfur. 15 villages were burned and another 30 abandoned in Tawila, with up to 37,000 estimated displaced. In Fanga, northern Jebel Marra, 21 villages were burned and some 50,000 estimated displaced.</p>
<p>Ukraine: Savings are dwindling and winter needs remain unmet, as the latest figures indicate more that than half of the 633,000 registered IDPs were displaced in the past four months. More than 4,800 people have been killed in the conflict, and it is reported that hostilities are intensifying.</p>
<p><em>Updated: 13/01/2015 Next Update: 20/01/2015</em></p>
<p><a href="http://geo.acaps.org/#geomap-tab">Global Emergency Overview Web Interface</a> <img src=http://geo.acaps.org/assets/acaps_brand-bd18472e6f5e77d69d3a7e8864e9767e.png></p>
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<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: UN Security Council, UN Department of Public Information</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Burundi, Central African Republic, Côte d&#039;Ivoire, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Iraq, Mali, occupied Palestinian territory, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World<span></div><br/>
<div class="body"><p>Le Représentant permanent du Chili auprès des Nations Unies, M. Cristián Barros Melet, qui assure la présidence tournante du Conseil de sécurité en ce mois de janvier, a présenté cet après-midi le programme de travail du Conseil, qui comprendra trois débats publics et une mission en Haïti.</p>
<p>La Présidente du Chili, Mme Michele Bachelet, présidera le débat public prévu le 19 janvier, qui débutera à 9 h 30, et portera sur le thème du développement inclusif en lien avec le maintien de la paix et de la sécurité internationales. Participeront également à cette séance le Secrétaire général de l’ONU, M. Ban Ki-moon; le Président de la Commission de consolidation de la paix, M. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota; ainsi que Mme Leymah Gbowee, lauréate 2011 du prix Nobel de la paix. Ce débat mettra l’accent sur les liens entre développement inclusif et prévention des conflits, en soulignant l’importance à accorder à tous les facteurs de prévention des conflits, comme la gouvernance et le développement socioéconomique.</p>
<p>Le Ministre des affaires étrangères du Chili présidera, quant à lui, la séance d’information du 14 janvier sur la question de la consolidation de la paix. Le Vice-Secrétaire général de l’ONU, M. Jan Eliasson, et le Président de la Commission de consolidation de la paix, feront des présentations au cours de cette séance de travail du Conseil qui sera basée sur le dernier rapport en date du Secrétaire général.</p>
<p>Le lendemain, le jeudi 15 janvier, le Ministre chilien présidera le débat public du Conseil de sécurité sur le Moyen Orient, séance à laquelle participera le Sous-Secrétaire général par intérim aux affaires politiques, M. Jens Toyberg-Frandzen.</p>
<p>Un autre débat public sera organisé, le 27 janvier, et portera sur le thème de la protection des civils dans les conflits armés en mettant un accent particulier sur le sous-thème de la protection des femmes. M. Barros Melet a souligné la responsabilité qui incombe à toutes les parties de respecter le droit international - notamment les droits de l’homme, le droit humanitaire et le droit des réfugiés. Le Secrétaire général, M. Ban Ki-moon, participera à cette réunion à laquelle prendra également part le Représentant permanent de la Croix-Rouge.</p>
<p>À la suite des trois débats publics, « nous espérons adopter des déclarations présidentielles », a précisé, lors de la conférence de presse de ce matin, le Président du Conseil.</p>
<p>Le Conseil de sécurité se rendra par ailleurs en mission en Haïti, du 23 au 25 janvier, pour soutenir le processus en cours dans ce pays et la mise en œuvre des résolutions du Conseil de sécurité sur le terrain.</p>
<p>La Syrie sera trois fois à l’ordre du jour du Conseil de sécurité en ce premier mois de l’année 2015, ceci dans le cadre du point de l’ordre du jour du Conseil relatif au Moyen Orient. Pour commencer, le Conseil tiendra des consultations le 6 janvier, au cours desquelles la Haut-Représentante pour les affaires de désarmement, Mme Angela Kane, fera un exposé relatif aux armes chimiques. La situation en Syrie sera aussi abordée le 28 janvier au cours d’une séance d’information, avec un exposé de la Sous-Secrétaire générale aux affaires humanitaires, Mme Kyung-wha Kang, suivi de consultations. D’autres consultations auront lieu sur le même sujet le 22 janvier, en présence de M. Staffan de Mistura, Envoyé spécial du Secrétaire général pour la Syrie, qui parlera de la situation humanitaire en Syrie.</p>
<p>Cet après-midi, passant aux questions relatives au continent africain, M. Barros Melet a annoncé que le Conseil se réunira, demain, mardi 6 janvier, pour entendre une présentation de M. Hervé Ladsous, Secrétaire général adjoint aux opérations de maintien de la paix, sur la Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation au Mali (MINUSMA), séance qui sera suivie de consultations sur cette question.</p>
<p>Puis, le 8 janvier, le Représentant spécial et Chef du Bureau des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest (UNOWA), M. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, fera un exposé devant le Conseil de sécurité qui, dans la foulée, tiendra ensuite des consultations sur le même sujet.</p>
<p>Le Conseil se réunira ensuite le 13 janvier pour entendre une présentation de la Représentante spéciale du Secrétaire général pour la Côte d’Ivoire, Mme Aïchatou Mindaoudou, sur l’Opération des Nations Unies en Côte d’Ivoire (ONUCI). M. Barros Melet a ajouté qu’il y ferait également un exposé portant sur la visite qu’il vient d’effectuer dans ce pays en sa qualité de Président du Comité créé par la résolution 1572 (2004) du Conseil de sécurité sur les sanctions en Côte d’Ivoire.</p>
<p>Le lendemain, mercredi 14 janvier, le Conseil de sécurité prendra des décisions sur le renouvellement des sanctions relatives à la République centrafricaine et sur l’extension du mandat du Comité d’experts y afférant.</p>
<p>Le 21 janvier aura lieu une réunion avec les pays contributeurs de troupes, a d’autre part annoncé cet après-midi le Président du Conseil de sécurité. Au cours de la matinée du 21 janvier, le Conseil de sécurité se réunira aussi en consultations pour discuter de décisions à prendre sur le Centre régional des Nations Unies pour la diplomatie préventive en Asie centrale (UNRCCA).</p>
<p>Puis, dans l’après-midi du 21 janvier, aura lieu une séance d’information, suivie de consultations sur le Bureau des Nations Unies au Burundi (BNUB) dont le mandat s’est achevé en décembre 2014. M. Jeffrey Feltman, Secrétaire général adjoint aux affaires politiques, présentera le rapport pertinent du Secrétaire général.</p>
<p>Le 22 janvier, le Conseil de sécurité organisera une séance d’information sur la Mission de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en République démocratique du Congo (MONUSCO), qui sera suivie de consultations. Le Secrétaire général adjoint aux opérations de maintien de la paix y participera, ainsi que le Représentant permanent de la Jordanie, en sa qualité de Président du Comité 1533 du Conseil de sécurité chargé de surveiller l’application des régimes de sanctions concernant la RDC, qui fera une présentation sur le renouvellement du mandat de ce Comité.</p>
<p>En ce qui concerne Chypre, le Conseil tiendra le 26 janvier des consultations sur la Force des Nations Unies chargée du maintien de la paix à Chypre (UNFICYP), avec le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général pour ce pays, avant d’adopter, le 28 janvier, une résolution sur le renouvellement du mandat de la Force.</p>
<p>Interrogé par la presse sur la mission que mènera le Conseil en Haïti, M. Barros Melet a tout d’abord rappelé que le Conseil avait décidé de réduire l’effectif global de la Mission des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en Haïti (MINUSTAH). « Le message que le Conseil de sécurité voudrait réitérer est le besoin urgent de convoquer des élections et de normaliser le processus législatif et présidentiel en Haïti », a dit le Président du Conseil de sécurité. Il a prôné l’adoption d’un calendrier électoral qui soit réalisable. Cette visite, a-t-il ajouté, devrait contribuer à faire avancer ce processus et permettre d’aboutir à des résultats positifs. S’agissant de l’épidémie de choléra qui a affecté Haïti, il a précisé que le Conseil n’était pas saisi de cette question, mais que d’autres instances, aux Nations Unies, déploient d’immenses efforts pour la traiter.</p>
<p>Concernant la question de la Palestine, le Président du Conseil de sécurité pour le mois de janvier 2015 a indiqué n’avoir, en tant que Président du Conseil de sécurité, aucune information sur une nouvelle résolution qui serait présentée par un membre du Conseil. En ma capacité nationale, a-t-il ajouté, j’ai vu et entendu dans la presse qu’un projet de résolution « pourrait » être présenté la semaine prochaine.</p>
<p>En ce qui concerne l’expulsion de deux fonctionnaires de l’ONU du Soudan, il a indiqué qu’il y avait des discussions sur le message à adresser au Gouvernement de ce pays pour lui exprimer le caractère inapproprié de cette décision. Nous avons soutenu la déclaration publiée par le Secrétaire général sur cette question, a-t-il précisé.</p>
<p>D’autres questions posées lors de la conférence de presse ont porté sur la question des droits de l’homme et celle de la situation en République populaire démocratique de Corée, sur laquelle « une résolution très importante a été adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité en décembre ». Le programme du Conseil de sécurité étant établi à l’avance, il faudra, si nécessaire, prévoir une discussion sur ce point au cours des mois prochains, a expliqué le Président du Conseil.</p>
<p>M. Barros Melet a aussi été amené à s’exprimer, en sa capacité nationale de Représentant permanent du Chili, sur la réforme du Conseil de sécurité. Le Chili a toujours été en faveur de la recherche de la meilleure façon de réformer le Conseil, a-t-il dit. Également en sa qualité nationale, il a précisé que le Chili voyait la réunion de dialogue sur la Syrie que la Russie organise à Moscou comme étant une « étape particulièrement importante ».</p>
<p>S’agissant de la situation en Ukraine, qui ne figure pas au programme du Conseil en ce mois de janvier, il a précisé que cette question serait probablement abordée pour répondre à une demande qu’ont faite en ce sens la Lituanie et le Royaume-Uni. Quant à la question de Cuba, elle ne figure pas au programme du Conseil de sécurité, a répondu M. Barros Melet à la presse.</p>
<p>À l’intention des organes d’information • Document non officiel.</p>
</div>http://reliefweb.int/report/world/conf-rence-de-presse-du-pr-sident-du-conseil-de-s-curit-le-repr-sentant-permanent-duWed, 07 Jan 2015 01:54:38 +0000ReliefWeb UpdatesWorld: Conférence de presse du Président du Conseil de sécurité, le Représentant permanent du Chili, sur le programme de travail du mois de janvier<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: UN Security Council, UN Department of Public Information</span></div>
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<div class="body"><p>Le Représentant permanent du Chili auprès des Nations Unies, M. Cristián Barros Melet, qui assure la présidence tournante du Conseil de sécurité en ce mois de janvier, a présenté cet après-midi le programme de travail du Conseil, qui comprendra trois débats publics et une mission en Haïti.</p>
<p>La Présidente du Chili, Mme Michele Bachelet, présidera le débat public prévu le 19 janvier, qui débutera à 9 h 30, et portera sur le thème du développement inclusif en lien avec le maintien de la paix et de la sécurité internationales. Participeront également à cette séance le Secrétaire général de l’ONU, M. Ban Ki-moon; le Président de la Commission de consolidation de la paix, M. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota; ainsi que Mme Leymah Gbowee, lauréate 2011 du prix Nobel de la paix. Ce débat mettra l’accent sur les liens entre développement inclusif et prévention des conflits, en soulignant l’importance à accorder à tous les facteurs de prévention des conflits, comme la gouvernance et le développement socioéconomique.</p>
<p>Le Ministre des affaires étrangères du Chili présidera, quant à lui, la séance d’information du 14 janvier sur la question de la consolidation de la paix. Le Vice-Secrétaire général de l’ONU, M. Jan Eliasson, et le Président de la Commission de consolidation de la paix, feront des présentations au cours de cette séance de travail du Conseil qui sera basée sur le dernier rapport en date du Secrétaire général.</p>
<p>Le lendemain, le jeudi 15 janvier, le Ministre chilien présidera le débat public du Conseil de sécurité sur le Moyen Orient, séance à laquelle participera le Sous-Secrétaire général par intérim aux affaires politiques, M. Jens Toyberg-Frandzen.</p>
<p>Un autre débat public sera organisé, le 27 janvier, et portera sur le thème de la protection des civils dans les conflits armés en mettant un accent particulier sur le sous-thème de la protection des femmes. M. Barros Melet a souligné la responsabilité qui incombe à toutes les parties de respecter le droit international - notamment les droits de l’homme, le droit humanitaire et le droit des réfugiés. Le Secrétaire général, M. Ban Ki-moon, participera à cette réunion à laquelle prendra également part le Représentant permanent de la Croix-Rouge.</p>
<p>À la suite des trois débats publics, « nous espérons adopter des déclarations présidentielles », a précisé, lors de la conférence de presse de ce matin, le Président du Conseil.</p>
<p>Le Conseil de sécurité se rendra par ailleurs en mission en Haïti, du 23 au 25 janvier, pour soutenir le processus en cours dans ce pays et la mise en œuvre des résolutions du Conseil de sécurité sur le terrain.</p>
<p>La Syrie sera trois fois à l’ordre du jour du Conseil de sécurité en ce premier mois de l’année 2015, ceci dans le cadre du point de l’ordre du jour du Conseil relatif au Moyen Orient. Pour commencer, le Conseil tiendra des consultations le 6 janvier, au cours desquelles la Haut-Représentante pour les affaires de désarmement, Mme Angela Kane, fera un exposé relatif aux armes chimiques. La situation en Syrie sera aussi abordée le 28 janvier au cours d’une séance d’information, avec un exposé de la Sous-Secrétaire générale aux affaires humanitaires, Mme Kyung-wha Kang, suivi de consultations. D’autres consultations auront lieu sur le même sujet le 22 janvier, en présence de M. Staffan de Mistura, Envoyé spécial du Secrétaire général pour la Syrie, qui parlera de la situation humanitaire en Syrie.</p>
<p>Cet après-midi, passant aux questions relatives au continent africain, M. Barros Melet a annoncé que le Conseil se réunira, demain, mardi 6 janvier, pour entendre une présentation de M. Hervé Ladsous, Secrétaire général adjoint aux opérations de maintien de la paix, sur la Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation au Mali (MINUSMA), séance qui sera suivie de consultations sur cette question.</p>
<p>Puis, le 8 janvier, le Représentant spécial et Chef du Bureau des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest (UNOWA), M. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, fera un exposé devant le Conseil de sécurité qui, dans la foulée, tiendra ensuite des consultations sur le même sujet.</p>
<p>Le Conseil se réunira ensuite le 13 janvier pour entendre une présentation de la Représentante spéciale du Secrétaire général pour la Côte d’Ivoire, Mme Aïchatou Mindaoudou, sur l’Opération des Nations Unies en Côte d’Ivoire (ONUCI). M. Barros Melet a ajouté qu’il y ferait également un exposé portant sur la visite qu’il vient d’effectuer dans ce pays en sa qualité de Président du Comité créé par la résolution 1572 (2004) du Conseil de sécurité sur les sanctions en Côte d’Ivoire.</p>
<p>Le lendemain, mercredi 14 janvier, le Conseil de sécurité prendra des décisions sur le renouvellement des sanctions relatives à la République centrafricaine et sur l’extension du mandat du Comité d’experts y afférant.</p>
<p>Le 21 janvier aura lieu une réunion avec les pays contributeurs de troupes, a d’autre part annoncé cet après-midi le Président du Conseil de sécurité. Au cours de la matinée du 21 janvier, le Conseil de sécurité se réunira aussi en consultations pour discuter de décisions à prendre sur le Centre régional des Nations Unies pour la diplomatie préventive en Asie centrale (UNRCCA).</p>
<p>Puis, dans l’après-midi du 21 janvier, aura lieu une séance d’information, suivie de consultations sur le Bureau des Nations Unies au Burundi (BNUB) dont le mandat s’est achevé en décembre 2014. M. Jeffrey Feltman, Secrétaire général adjoint aux affaires politiques, présentera le rapport pertinent du Secrétaire général.</p>
<p>Le 22 janvier, le Conseil de sécurité organisera une séance d’information sur la Mission de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en République démocratique du Congo (MONUSCO), qui sera suivie de consultations. Le Secrétaire général adjoint aux opérations de maintien de la paix y participera, ainsi que le Représentant permanent de la Jordanie, en sa qualité de Président du Comité 1533 du Conseil de sécurité chargé de surveiller l’application des régimes de sanctions concernant la RDC, qui fera une présentation sur le renouvellement du mandat de ce Comité.</p>
<p>En ce qui concerne Chypre, le Conseil tiendra le 26 janvier des consultations sur la Force des Nations Unies chargée du maintien de la paix à Chypre (UNFICYP), avec le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général pour ce pays, avant d’adopter, le 28 janvier, une résolution sur le renouvellement du mandat de la Force.</p>
<p>Interrogé par la presse sur la mission que mènera le Conseil en Haïti, M. Barros Melet a tout d’abord rappelé que le Conseil avait décidé de réduire l’effectif global de la Mission des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en Haïti (MINUSTAH). « Le message que le Conseil de sécurité voudrait réitérer est le besoin urgent de convoquer des élections et de normaliser le processus législatif et présidentiel en Haïti », a dit le Président du Conseil de sécurité. Il a prôné l’adoption d’un calendrier électoral qui soit réalisable. Cette visite, a-t-il ajouté, devrait contribuer à faire avancer ce processus et permettre d’aboutir à des résultats positifs. S’agissant de l’épidémie de choléra qui a affecté Haïti, il a précisé que le Conseil n’était pas saisi de cette question, mais que d’autres instances, aux Nations Unies, déploient d’immenses efforts pour la traiter.</p>
<p>Concernant la question de la Palestine, le Président du Conseil de sécurité pour le mois de janvier 2015 a indiqué n’avoir, en tant que Président du Conseil de sécurité, aucune information sur une nouvelle résolution qui serait présentée par un membre du Conseil. En ma capacité nationale, a-t-il ajouté, j’ai vu et entendu dans la presse qu’un projet de résolution « pourrait » être présenté la semaine prochaine.</p>
<p>En ce qui concerne l’expulsion de deux fonctionnaires de l’ONU du Soudan, il a indiqué qu’il y avait des discussions sur le message à adresser au Gouvernement de ce pays pour lui exprimer le caractère inapproprié de cette décision. Nous avons soutenu la déclaration publiée par le Secrétaire général sur cette question, a-t-il précisé.</p>
<p>D’autres questions posées lors de la conférence de presse ont porté sur la question des droits de l’homme et celle de la situation en République populaire démocratique de Corée, sur laquelle « une résolution très importante a été adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité en décembre ». Le programme du Conseil de sécurité étant établi à l’avance, il faudra, si nécessaire, prévoir une discussion sur ce point au cours des mois prochains, a expliqué le Président du Conseil.</p>
<p>M. Barros Melet a aussi été amené à s’exprimer, en sa capacité nationale de Représentant permanent du Chili, sur la réforme du Conseil de sécurité. Le Chili a toujours été en faveur de la recherche de la meilleure façon de réformer le Conseil, a-t-il dit. Également en sa qualité nationale, il a précisé que le Chili voyait la réunion de dialogue sur la Syrie que la Russie organise à Moscou comme étant une « étape particulièrement importante ».</p>
<p>S’agissant de la situation en Ukraine, qui ne figure pas au programme du Conseil en ce mois de janvier, il a précisé que cette question serait probablement abordée pour répondre à une demande qu’ont faite en ce sens la Lituanie et le Royaume-Uni. Quant à la question de Cuba, elle ne figure pas au programme du Conseil de sécurité, a répondu M. Barros Melet à la presse.</p>
<p>À l’intention des organes d’information • Document non officiel.</p>
</div>UN Security CouncilUN Department of Public InformationBurundiCentral African RepublicCôte d'IvoireDemocratic People's Republic of KoreaDemocratic Republic of the CongoHaitiIraqMalioccupied Palestinian territorySudanSyrian Arab RepublicUkraineWorldbdicafcivprkcodhtiirqmlipsesdnsyrukrwldEP-2010-000210-HTIEpidemicWorld: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 17 Dec 2014 - 6 Jan 2015http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-emergency-overview-snapshot-17-dec-2014-6-jan-2015
<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Snapshot 17 December – 6 January</strong></p>
<p>Nigeria: A series of suspected Boko Haram attacks in Borno and neighbouring states have resulted in more than 80 deaths, 225 kidnapped, hundreds of homes burneds and thousands displaced.</p>
<p>Central African Republic: Nearly 200,000 people need nutrition assistance. Over 36,000 people are trapped in seven enclaves across the country; a group of 474 Fulani who fled to Yaloke months ago and now cannot leave are in particular need.</p>
<p>Syria: 76,000 people were killed in conflict in 2014, the highest annual toll since the war began, and including 18,000 civilians. 4.8 million people are in hard-to-reach areas. Shortages of food and medicine caused the deaths of more than 300 civilians in areas under government siege in 2014.</p>
<p><em>Updated: 06/01/2014. Next update: 13/01/2015</em></p>
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</div>http://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-emergency-overview-snapshot-17-dec-2014-6-jan-2015Tue, 06 Jan 2015 15:34:39 +0000ReliefWeb UpdatesWorld: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 17 Dec 2014 - 6 Jan 2015<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: Assessment Capacities Project</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, World, Yemen<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p><strong>Snapshot 17 December – 6 January</strong></p>
<p>Nigeria: A series of suspected Boko Haram attacks in Borno and neighbouring states have resulted in more than 80 deaths, 225 kidnapped, hundreds of homes burneds and thousands displaced.</p>
<p>Central African Republic: Nearly 200,000 people need nutrition assistance. Over 36,000 people are trapped in seven enclaves across the country; a group of 474 Fulani who fled to Yaloke months ago and now cannot leave are in particular need.</p>
<p>Syria: 76,000 people were killed in conflict in 2014, the highest annual toll since the war began, and including 18,000 civilians. 4.8 million people are in hard-to-reach areas. Shortages of food and medicine caused the deaths of more than 300 civilians in areas under government siege in 2014.</p>
<p><em>Updated: 06/01/2014. Next update: 13/01/2015</em></p>
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<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: International Crisis Group</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Côte d&#039;Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Serbia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), World, Yemen, Zimbabwe<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p>December saw a significant deterioration of the security situation – compared to the previous month – in nine countries or conflict situations in the world, including in South Asia (Pakistan and India), and East Africa (South Sudan and Kenya). There is a risk of increased violence in the coming month in Sudan, where major offensives are anticipated on the heels of a failure in the peace talks; in Sri Lanka, in the context of the 8 January elections; and in Haiti, where the current president could rule by decree unless parliament&#39;s mandate, due to expire on 12 January, is extended. On a positive note, the Colombia peace talks emerged strengthened in December, and relations between Cuba and the U.S. dramatically improved.</p>
<p>In South Asia, both Pakistan and India experienced severe violent attacks. In Pakistan, the deadliest ever attack by the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) took place on 16 December on a military-run school in Peshawar, killing at least 148, including 132 children. The military retaliated by escalating operations against militants in the tribal belt. The government introduced a counter-terrorism “National Action Plan”, including the establishment of military-run courts, which would require a constitutional amendment undermining fundamental rights and due process. It also lifted a moratorium on the death penalty, leading to the execution of several non-TTP militants allegedly responsible for past attacks on the military. (See our recent report). In India’s north east, militant Bodo separatists killed over 70 people in several attacks across Assam state on 23 December. The attacks, which reportedly targeted Adivasi settlers and came in response to several Bodo deaths during the army’s ongoing counter-insurgency operation in the area, prompted retaliatory vigilante assaults on Bodos and an intensification of the military campaign. In Sri Lanka, as the race tightened ahead of the 8 January presidential election between joint opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena and President Rajapaksa, an increasingly volatile campaign environment, including numerous attacks on opposition activists and rallies, raised concerns about the possibility of serious election related violence. (See our new report on the January presidential election and blog post published today).</p>
<p>In the Horn of Africa, both Sudan and South Sudan saw serious armed clashes. In South Sudan, peace talks between warring parties ground to a halt. Both sides remain at odds over the details of a power-sharing deal, in particular the powers that SPLM-IO leader Riek Machar would have as premier of a transitional government. Clashes between the opposing forces continued despite the recommitment in November to a cessation of hostilities agreement, including in Nasir town where fighting between government and SPLA-IO forces is ongoing. There is a risk attacks will escalate into major offensives if no political agreement is reached. (See our new report). Peace negotiations in Sudan floundered as the government continued to reject a comprehensive approach to talks with rebel groups in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan. Violence is already on the rise, and major offensives are anticipated if the talks fail. The government has stepped up pressure on the UN presence, expelling two UN officials in late December. Somalia’s Al-Shabaab militants continued to step up attacks in Kenya. On 2 December 36 non-Muslim workers were killed at a quarry near Mandera, prompting hundreds to flee the town. Thirteen were injured and one killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants on a club in Wajir. The government’s clampdown continued, as President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law an anti-terror bill that is widely contested and seen by many as draconian. (See our recent report)</p>
<p>Elsewhere in Africa, government rule was challenged in both Gambia and Gabon prompting a crackdown. In Gambia, the military foiled a coup attempt against President Yahya Jammeh. Three coup plotters were reportedly killed as the military repulsed the 30 December attack on the presidential palace in the capital Banjul. Dozens of military personnel and civilians were subsequently arrested and, according to Gambian official sources, a weapons cache found. President Jammeh, who was abroad at the time of the coup attempt, has accused dissidents based in the U.S., UK and Germany of masterminding the attack and alluded to suspected foreign support. The government in Gabon violently cracked down on protesters demanding the resignation of President Ali Bongo Ondimba. On 20 December, protesters clashed with security forces – officials reported one killed, but protesters suggested at least three. Several opposition leaders were detained by police in late December.</p>
<p>In Latin America and the Caribbean, political crisis deepened in both Venezuela and Haiti. In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro’s government pushed through a number of appointments to key institutions with a simple majority vote, installing government allies in the judiciary and other branches of state. In doing so it has violated a number of legal and constitutional requirements designed to ensure that nominees are impartial and of good repute. The opposition Democratic Unity (MUD) alliance abstained in all the appointments in protest. (See our latest report and recent blog post). Haiti’s political crisis over its long-overdue elections intensified, with mass protests demanding the resignation of President Michel Martelly even after Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe resigned, and calling for polls to take place. There were fears of further violence with parliament’s mandate set to expire on 12 January, leaving Haiti without a functioning government and meaning Martelly would rule by decree. On 30 December, Martelly reached a deal with the senate and the chamber of deputies to extend their mandate, however lawmakers still need to approve the deal and agree on an acceptable provisional electoral council.</p>
<p>In Russia’s North Caucasus region and in Libya the situation deteriorated in December. In the North Caucasus, fifteen police, two civilians and eleven militants were killed, and 36 police injured, in a shootout between rebel gunmen and police in the Chechen capital Grozny in the early hours of 4 December. An Islamist group claimed responsibility for the raid. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov announced that relatives of militants responsible would be punished; sixteen houses belonging to insurgents’ relatives were later destroyed. Meanwhile, the leader of the Caucasus Emirate&#39;s Dagestan network and several insurgency leaders from Dagestan and Chechnya pledged loyalty to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. In Libya, multiple new frontlines emerged across the country, with heavy clashes in the south, west and east between the military allies of the country’s two rival parliaments. The fighting deepened the conflict between the two political bodies. A UN-sponsored political dialogue was again postponed due to disagreements over participants.</p>
<p>On a positive note, there was progress both in Colombia and Cuba. In Colombia, peace talks with FARC emerged strengthened from the crisis triggered by the kidnapping of an army general in November. The guerrillas declared an unprecedented, indefinite unilateral ceasefire, which entered into force on 20 December. President Santos welcomed the ceasefire but rejected demands for third party verification and said that security forces would continue operations. There are questions about sustainability, but if the ceasefire holds, it will help break the ground for ending decades of conflict. Expectations that exploratory talks with the ELN could finally develop into formal negotiations are rising, after the country’s second guerrilla group said it would make a “special announcement” in early January. (See our recent report on the challenges of ending the Colombian conflict). December saw a dramatic improvement in relations between Cuba and the U.S., with the U.S. announcement on 17 December that it would normalise ties with the island. The possibility of an end to the decades-long U.S. embargo of Cuba is set to transform political relations across the hemisphere (see our blog post on U.S.-Cuban relations).</p>
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<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Côte d&#039;Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Serbia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), World, Yemen, Zimbabwe<span></div><br/>
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<div class="body"><p>December saw a significant deterioration of the security situation – compared to the previous month – in nine countries or conflict situations in the world, including in South Asia (Pakistan and India), and East Africa (South Sudan and Kenya). There is a risk of increased violence in the coming month in Sudan, where major offensives are anticipated on the heels of a failure in the peace talks; in Sri Lanka, in the context of the 8 January elections; and in Haiti, where the current president could rule by decree unless parliament&#39;s mandate, due to expire on 12 January, is extended. On a positive note, the Colombia peace talks emerged strengthened in December, and relations between Cuba and the U.S. dramatically improved.</p>
<p>In South Asia, both Pakistan and India experienced severe violent attacks. In Pakistan, the deadliest ever attack by the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) took place on 16 December on a military-run school in Peshawar, killing at least 148, including 132 children. The military retaliated by escalating operations against militants in the tribal belt. The government introduced a counter-terrorism “National Action Plan”, including the establishment of military-run courts, which would require a constitutional amendment undermining fundamental rights and due process. It also lifted a moratorium on the death penalty, leading to the execution of several non-TTP militants allegedly responsible for past attacks on the military. (See our recent report). In India’s north east, militant Bodo separatists killed over 70 people in several attacks across Assam state on 23 December. The attacks, which reportedly targeted Adivasi settlers and came in response to several Bodo deaths during the army’s ongoing counter-insurgency operation in the area, prompted retaliatory vigilante assaults on Bodos and an intensification of the military campaign. In Sri Lanka, as the race tightened ahead of the 8 January presidential election between joint opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena and President Rajapaksa, an increasingly volatile campaign environment, including numerous attacks on opposition activists and rallies, raised concerns about the possibility of serious election related violence. (See our new report on the January presidential election and blog post published today).</p>
<p>In the Horn of Africa, both Sudan and South Sudan saw serious armed clashes. In South Sudan, peace talks between warring parties ground to a halt. Both sides remain at odds over the details of a power-sharing deal, in particular the powers that SPLM-IO leader Riek Machar would have as premier of a transitional government. Clashes between the opposing forces continued despite the recommitment in November to a cessation of hostilities agreement, including in Nasir town where fighting between government and SPLA-IO forces is ongoing. There is a risk attacks will escalate into major offensives if no political agreement is reached. (See our new report). Peace negotiations in Sudan floundered as the government continued to reject a comprehensive approach to talks with rebel groups in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan. Violence is already on the rise, and major offensives are anticipated if the talks fail. The government has stepped up pressure on the UN presence, expelling two UN officials in late December. Somalia’s Al-Shabaab militants continued to step up attacks in Kenya. On 2 December 36 non-Muslim workers were killed at a quarry near Mandera, prompting hundreds to flee the town. Thirteen were injured and one killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants on a club in Wajir. The government’s clampdown continued, as President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law an anti-terror bill that is widely contested and seen by many as draconian. (See our recent report)</p>
<p>Elsewhere in Africa, government rule was challenged in both Gambia and Gabon prompting a crackdown. In Gambia, the military foiled a coup attempt against President Yahya Jammeh. Three coup plotters were reportedly killed as the military repulsed the 30 December attack on the presidential palace in the capital Banjul. Dozens of military personnel and civilians were subsequently arrested and, according to Gambian official sources, a weapons cache found. President Jammeh, who was abroad at the time of the coup attempt, has accused dissidents based in the U.S., UK and Germany of masterminding the attack and alluded to suspected foreign support. The government in Gabon violently cracked down on protesters demanding the resignation of President Ali Bongo Ondimba. On 20 December, protesters clashed with security forces – officials reported one killed, but protesters suggested at least three. Several opposition leaders were detained by police in late December.</p>
<p>In Latin America and the Caribbean, political crisis deepened in both Venezuela and Haiti. In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro’s government pushed through a number of appointments to key institutions with a simple majority vote, installing government allies in the judiciary and other branches of state. In doing so it has violated a number of legal and constitutional requirements designed to ensure that nominees are impartial and of good repute. The opposition Democratic Unity (MUD) alliance abstained in all the appointments in protest. (See our latest report and recent blog post). Haiti’s political crisis over its long-overdue elections intensified, with mass protests demanding the resignation of President Michel Martelly even after Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe resigned, and calling for polls to take place. There were fears of further violence with parliament’s mandate set to expire on 12 January, leaving Haiti without a functioning government and meaning Martelly would rule by decree. On 30 December, Martelly reached a deal with the senate and the chamber of deputies to extend their mandate, however lawmakers still need to approve the deal and agree on an acceptable provisional electoral council.</p>
<p>In Russia’s North Caucasus region and in Libya the situation deteriorated in December. In the North Caucasus, fifteen police, two civilians and eleven militants were killed, and 36 police injured, in a shootout between rebel gunmen and police in the Chechen capital Grozny in the early hours of 4 December. An Islamist group claimed responsibility for the raid. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov announced that relatives of militants responsible would be punished; sixteen houses belonging to insurgents’ relatives were later destroyed. Meanwhile, the leader of the Caucasus Emirate&#39;s Dagestan network and several insurgency leaders from Dagestan and Chechnya pledged loyalty to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. In Libya, multiple new frontlines emerged across the country, with heavy clashes in the south, west and east between the military allies of the country’s two rival parliaments. The fighting deepened the conflict between the two political bodies. A UN-sponsored political dialogue was again postponed due to disagreements over participants.</p>
<p>On a positive note, there was progress both in Colombia and Cuba. In Colombia, peace talks with FARC emerged strengthened from the crisis triggered by the kidnapping of an army general in November. The guerrillas declared an unprecedented, indefinite unilateral ceasefire, which entered into force on 20 December. President Santos welcomed the ceasefire but rejected demands for third party verification and said that security forces would continue operations. There are questions about sustainability, but if the ceasefire holds, it will help break the ground for ending decades of conflict. Expectations that exploratory talks with the ELN could finally develop into formal negotiations are rising, after the country’s second guerrilla group said it would make a “special announcement” in early January. (See our recent report on the challenges of ending the Colombian conflict). December saw a dramatic improvement in relations between Cuba and the U.S., with the U.S. announcement on 17 December that it would normalise ties with the island. The possibility of an end to the decades-long U.S. embargo of Cuba is set to transform political relations across the hemisphere (see our blog post on U.S.-Cuban relations).</p>
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<div class="body"><p>Building strong foundations intertwining development and security underpinned a range of issues on the Security Council’s schedule for January, the Permanent Representative of Chile, whose delegation holds the 15-member body’s presidency for the month, said at a Headquarters press conference today.</p>
<p>Ambassador Cristián Barros Melet said Chilean President Michelle Bachelet would chair an open debate on 19 January on inclusive development for the maintenance of international peace and security. Participants would include Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Peacebuilding Commission Chair Antonio de Aguiar Patriota and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee. Noting the importance of political stability and other factors critical to development, he stressed the need for early warning mechanisms for cases of exclusion and support for mitigating such situations.</p>
<p>He noted the Council’s plans to hold an open debate on 27 January on the protection of civilians, especially women, in conflict, in which Mr. Ban and a Red Cross representative were expected to participate.</p>
<p>Throughout the month, the Council would focus on other pressing issues, convening several open and closed discussions on the Middle East and Syria. On 15 January, Chile’s Minister for Foreign Affairs would preside over a debate on the region, with presentations expected by Interim Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jens Toyberg-Frandzen.</p>
<p>The Council would hold three meetings on Syria, with High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane scheduled to make a presentation during consultations on 6 January. Briefing on recent developments on 22 and 28 January, also in consultations, was the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Kyung-wha Kang would report on recent developments.</p>
<p>From 23 to 25 January, Council members would undertake a mission to Haiti, on which they would brief on 29 January.</p>
<p>On 6 January, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous was expected to update members on the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).</p>
<p>Also on the schedule was a briefing on 14 January on post-conflict peacebuilding, with presentations anticipated by Under-Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and Mr. Patriota, and consideration of the Secretary-General’s latest report on the topic. Special Representative Mohamed ibn Chambas would deliver a presentation on 8 January on the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA).</p>
<p>On 13 January, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire Aïchatou Mindaoudou would brief the Council on the United Nations Operation in that country, known as UNOCI. The Council president would report on his recent visit to that country in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004).</p>
<p>Mandate renewals would be the focus of several meetings. On 14 January, the Council would consider its Central African Republic sanctions committee, and the following week, the United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB), whose mandate ended in December 2014. In that connection, the Council would hear a presentation by Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman.</p>
<p>On 22 January, Mr. Ladsous would participate in a briefing on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), whose mandate was due to expire in February. Also participating would be the Permanent Representative of Jordan, as head of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004).</p>
<p>On 21 January, the Council would convene a meeting on the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), and following consultations on 26 January, would take a decision on 28 January about renewing the mandate. Also that day, consultations would be held on the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, during which Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative and Head of the Centre, would brief.</p>
<p>To questions about the Haiti mission, he said the Council wanted to reiterate to the Haitian Government the urgent need to convene elections and to create a feasible electoral timetable. Concerning cholera, he said the topic was usually not considered in the Council, but the body would nevertheless exert its utmost efforts to ensure that the peacekeeping forces operated according to their mandate. He noted in his national capacity the enormous efforts being made by Chile to combat the cholera in Haiti.</p>
<p>Responding to a question on whether a new Palestinian resolution was expected this month, he said he had no information on a draft text. In his national capacity, he said he was well aware of media reports stating that a new text could be presented next week.</p>
<p>Regarding expulsion of United Nations staff from Sudan, he said, in his capacity as Council president, that the 15-member body had discussed the issue and had fully supported the Secretary-General’s statement on the matter.</p>
<p>Asked about plans to discuss the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, he said the Council had adopted an important resolution on the issue in December and with the topic now on its agenda, the item could be discussed in future meetings.</p>
<p>Replying to a question about Syria, he said the situation, including the humanitarian aspects, chemical weapons issues and a new report from the Special Envoy, would be taken up during three meetings. In his national capacity, he noted that the Russian Federation was organizing a dialogue with Syria in Moscow, which Chile saw as a “particularly important step forward”.</p>
<p>Asked whether the United Nations might set up offices in Cuba, he said the country was not currently included on the schedule.</p>
<p>When asked why Ukraine had not been included in the schedule, he said Lithuania and the United Kingdom had requested it and it was likely that it would indeed be taken up during the month.In response to additional questions, he said the Council was circulating a draft resolution on civilian protection. Concerning the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant/Sham (ISIL/ISIS) and terrorism, he said the topic was one of the most complex issues before the Council. If something unusual occurred, the countries concerned would likely call for a special meeting of the Council.</p>
<p>For information media. Not an official record.</p>
</div>http://reliefweb.int/report/world/press-conference-security-council-president-work-programme-january-5-january-2014Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:46:54 +0000ReliefWeb UpdatesWorld: Press Conference by Security Council President on Work Programme for January (5 January 2014)<div class="source"><span class="items">Source: UN Security Council, UN Department of Public Information</span></div>
<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Burundi, Central African Republic, Côte d&#039;Ivoire, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Iraq, Mali, occupied Palestinian territory, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World<span></div><br/>
<div class="body"><p>Building strong foundations intertwining development and security underpinned a range of issues on the Security Council’s schedule for January, the Permanent Representative of Chile, whose delegation holds the 15-member body’s presidency for the month, said at a Headquarters press conference today.</p>
<p>Ambassador Cristián Barros Melet said Chilean President Michelle Bachelet would chair an open debate on 19 January on inclusive development for the maintenance of international peace and security. Participants would include Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Peacebuilding Commission Chair Antonio de Aguiar Patriota and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee. Noting the importance of political stability and other factors critical to development, he stressed the need for early warning mechanisms for cases of exclusion and support for mitigating such situations.</p>
<p>He noted the Council’s plans to hold an open debate on 27 January on the protection of civilians, especially women, in conflict, in which Mr. Ban and a Red Cross representative were expected to participate.</p>
<p>Throughout the month, the Council would focus on other pressing issues, convening several open and closed discussions on the Middle East and Syria. On 15 January, Chile’s Minister for Foreign Affairs would preside over a debate on the region, with presentations expected by Interim Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jens Toyberg-Frandzen.</p>
<p>The Council would hold three meetings on Syria, with High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane scheduled to make a presentation during consultations on 6 January. Briefing on recent developments on 22 and 28 January, also in consultations, was the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Kyung-wha Kang would report on recent developments.</p>
<p>From 23 to 25 January, Council members would undertake a mission to Haiti, on which they would brief on 29 January.</p>
<p>On 6 January, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous was expected to update members on the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).</p>
<p>Also on the schedule was a briefing on 14 January on post-conflict peacebuilding, with presentations anticipated by Under-Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and Mr. Patriota, and consideration of the Secretary-General’s latest report on the topic. Special Representative Mohamed ibn Chambas would deliver a presentation on 8 January on the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA).</p>
<p>On 13 January, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire Aïchatou Mindaoudou would brief the Council on the United Nations Operation in that country, known as UNOCI. The Council president would report on his recent visit to that country in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004).</p>
<p>Mandate renewals would be the focus of several meetings. On 14 January, the Council would consider its Central African Republic sanctions committee, and the following week, the United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB), whose mandate ended in December 2014. In that connection, the Council would hear a presentation by Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman.</p>
<p>On 22 January, Mr. Ladsous would participate in a briefing on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), whose mandate was due to expire in February. Also participating would be the Permanent Representative of Jordan, as head of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004).</p>
<p>On 21 January, the Council would convene a meeting on the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), and following consultations on 26 January, would take a decision on 28 January about renewing the mandate. Also that day, consultations would be held on the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, during which Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative and Head of the Centre, would brief.</p>
<p>To questions about the Haiti mission, he said the Council wanted to reiterate to the Haitian Government the urgent need to convene elections and to create a feasible electoral timetable. Concerning cholera, he said the topic was usually not considered in the Council, but the body would nevertheless exert its utmost efforts to ensure that the peacekeeping forces operated according to their mandate. He noted in his national capacity the enormous efforts being made by Chile to combat the cholera in Haiti.</p>
<p>Responding to a question on whether a new Palestinian resolution was expected this month, he said he had no information on a draft text. In his national capacity, he said he was well aware of media reports stating that a new text could be presented next week.</p>
<p>Regarding expulsion of United Nations staff from Sudan, he said, in his capacity as Council president, that the 15-member body had discussed the issue and had fully supported the Secretary-General’s statement on the matter.</p>
<p>Asked about plans to discuss the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, he said the Council had adopted an important resolution on the issue in December and with the topic now on its agenda, the item could be discussed in future meetings.</p>
<p>Replying to a question about Syria, he said the situation, including the humanitarian aspects, chemical weapons issues and a new report from the Special Envoy, would be taken up during three meetings. In his national capacity, he noted that the Russian Federation was organizing a dialogue with Syria in Moscow, which Chile saw as a “particularly important step forward”.</p>
<p>Asked whether the United Nations might set up offices in Cuba, he said the country was not currently included on the schedule.</p>
<p>When asked why Ukraine had not been included in the schedule, he said Lithuania and the United Kingdom had requested it and it was likely that it would indeed be taken up during the month.In response to additional questions, he said the Council was circulating a draft resolution on civilian protection. Concerning the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant/Sham (ISIL/ISIS) and terrorism, he said the topic was one of the most complex issues before the Council. If something unusual occurred, the countries concerned would likely call for a special meeting of the Council.</p>
<p>For information media. Not an official record.</p>
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<li><p>The year ends with real – and fragile – progress: the longest stretch in history without wild poliovirus in Africa, large outbreaks stopped in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, a certified polio-free South East Asia and no wild poliovirus type 3 for over 2 years. This will be the last weekly update of 2014. </p></li>
<li><p>Polio eradication efforts in 2015 will have five priorities: refining surveillance to catch any remaining virus, keeping Africa and the Middle East polio-free, providing a surge of support to Pakistan and Afghanistan, preparing for the withdrawal of oral polio vaccine type 2 and continuing to demonstrate and build on the differences that the polio programme makes to routine immunization programmes.</p></li>
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<div class="country"><span class="items">Country: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Iraq, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, World<span></div><br/>
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<li><p>The year ends with real – and fragile – progress: the longest stretch in history without wild poliovirus in Africa, large outbreaks stopped in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, a certified polio-free South East Asia and no wild poliovirus type 3 for over 2 years. This will be the last weekly update of 2014. </p></li>
<li><p>Polio eradication efforts in 2015 will have five priorities: refining surveillance to catch any remaining virus, keeping Africa and the Middle East polio-free, providing a surge of support to Pakistan and Afghanistan, preparing for the withdrawal of oral polio vaccine type 2 and continuing to demonstrate and build on the differences that the polio programme makes to routine immunization programmes.</p></li>
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